Thomas Jefferson Byrd, actor in several Spike Lee films, was killed on Saturday in Atlanta, the Atlanta Police Department confirmed to Variety He was 70
On Saturday, Atlanta police were dispatched to 2259 Belvedere Ave, responding to a call regarding an injured person at 1:45 am Upon arrival, officers found Byrd lying unanswered at the scene Emergency medical services are intervened at the scene, identified Byrd and pronounced him dead from multiple gunshot wounds to his back
Homicide detectives are working to determine the circumstances surrounding the incident and the investigation is currently underway The Atlanta Police Department tells Variety the information is preliminary in nature and may change as investigation is ongoing or new information comes to light
Byrd has appeared in several Lee films, including « Clockers », « Get on the Bus », « Bamboozled », « Chi-Raq », « Red Hook Summer », « Girl 6 » and « Da Sweet Blood of Jesus « » He also played roles in « Brooklyn’s Finest » by Antoine Fuqua « Ray Charles, biopic by Jamie Foxx, » Ray « and F » Set It Off « by Gary Gray »
« I’m so sad to report the tragic murder of our beloved brother Thomas Jefferson Byrd last night in Atlanta, Georgia Tom is my guy Below you see him as the creepy character Errol Barnes in CLOCKERS Brother Byrd has done its thing in my joints too – CHI-RAQ, SWEET BLOOD OF JESUS, RED HOOK SUMMER, BAMBOOZLED, IL A GOT GAME, GET ON THE BUS, GIRL 6 and CLOCKERS May we all extend condolences and blessings to her Family Rest In Peace Brother Byrd, ”Lee wrote
I’m so sad to report the tragic murder of our beloved brother Thomas Jefferson Byrd last night in Atlanta, Georgia Tom is my guy, here below you see him as the creepy character Errol Barnes in CLOCKERS Brother Byrd also did his thing in my joints – CHI-RAQ, SWEET BLOOD OF JESUS, RED HOOK SUMMER, BAMBOOZLED, HE GOT GAME, GET ON THE BUS, GIRL 6 AND CLOCK May we all wish condolences and blessings to his family Rest in peace Brother Byrd🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿 🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿 🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜 💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜 💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜
Thomas Jefferson Byrd
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