Dave Mirra, BMX Pro and Host of MTV's Challenge, Dead of Apparent Suicide
Dave Mirra, an X Games champion who hosted two seasons of MTV’s Real World/Road Rules Challenge from 2001 to 2002, was found dead in his truck in Greenville, N.C., on Thursday.
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The 41-year-old biker died of an apparently self-inflicted gunshot wound, according to TMZ Sports, though police are still looking into his death.
In addition to his work on MTV, Mirra was the subject of a series of video games, including Playstation’s Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX. He also made special appearances on Punk’d — in which Ashton Kutcher tricked him into thinking he was in trouble with the IRS — and The Late Show with David Letterman.
MTV mourned the loss of the former Challenge host on Twitter:
Sad news tonight for the BMX world and The Challenge fam. Dave Mirra will sure be missed. https://t.co/7HU43QGk3F pic.twitter.com/88tPaynYBJ
— The Challenge (@ChallengeMTV) February 5, 2016
Mirra is survived by his wife, Lauren, and two children.
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