# RIP Dave Mirra

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-dave-mirra/745292>\
**Category:** The Game Room\
**Created:** [February 6, 2016, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-dave-mirra/745292 "2016-02-06T02:28:51Z")\
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**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\
**Post date:** [February 6, 2016, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-dave-mirra/745292/1 "2016-02-06T02:28:51Z")

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BMX legend and all-around good guy Dave Mirra was found dead yesterday with what seems to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

I played his video games and was breathless at some of the stunts he could pull off; I still remember watching the X Games where he nailed the double backflip.

This guy recovered from a fractured skull to return to the top of the BMX world; I have no clue what could have gotten him so down that he’d take his own life.

RIP Dave; thanks for the good times.

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**Author:** ![Dr.Strangelove](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.strangelove/32/6613_2.png) [@Dr.Strangelove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Strangelove)\
**Post date:** [February 6, 2016, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-dave-mirra/745292/2 "2016-02-06T02:44:21Z")

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> [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#):
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> This guy recovered from a fractured skull to return to the top of the BMX world; I have no clue what could have gotten him so down that he’d take his own life.

Those two things may not be unrelated. Traumatic brain injuries are an indicator for increased suicide risk.