Listen Live
Majic 94.5 Featured Video
CLOSE

According to TMZGavin Porter, the nephew of acclaimed director and producer Tyler Perry has died. He was 26.

Join Our Text Club To Get The Latest Music, Entertainment, Contests And Breaking News On Your Phone. Text VIP to 71007 to join!

Porter, who had been sentenced to serve 20 years in prison for shooting and killing his biological father in 2016, was discovered hanging in his cell by prison officials a facility near St. Helena Parish.

Porter’s mother was informed by officials that her son had hung himself with a bedsheet while in solitary confinement. However, the family suspects foul play was involved in Porter’s death after he and another inmate had a fight on Saturday, resulting in the 26-year-old being sent to solitary confinement.

RELATED: Tyler Perry Continues To Tell His Mother’s Story With ‘A Fall From Grace’ [VIDEO]

RELATED: Work Ethic: Tyler Perry Says He Is The Writers Room

Report: Gavin Porter, Nephew Of Tyler Perry, Dead At 26 After Hanging Himself In Prison  was originally published on myhoustonmajic.com