Ric Aptitude‘s stepson, Sebastian Kidder, despatched a message to his father simply earlier than he died by suicide on Saturday, TMZ Sports activities has realized.
Ryan Winderweedle, a spokesperson for the Gwinnett County Police Dept., shared the heartbreaking element with us on Monday … explaining Kidder’s organic dad, Paul, advised police he acquired a textual content from Kidder at round 4 PM — simply earlier than he handed away.
Winderweedle stated Paul then positioned a 911 name, and Kidder was discovered lifeless from a gunshot on the household’s dwelling a short while later. Winderweedle stated investigators found an envelope with a word inside that was left on a desk in Kidder’s bed room.
Winderweedle added a Springfield Armory handgun was recovered on the scene.
Wendy Barlow — Kidder’s mother and Aptitude’s ex-wife — advised TMZ Sports activities on Sunday she was “devastated and shocked” to study of her son’s passing.
Aptitude wrote in an Instagram submit Sunday night time that he, too, was torn aside by the demise … particularly after having misplaced his personal son, Reid, to a drug overdose in 2013.
“After Listening to The Information Of Sebastian’s Passing,” the WWE legend stated, “I Can Solely Think about What Wendy @thewonderouswendy & Paul Are Going By Having Misplaced A Son Roughly The Similar Age In 2013. I Know The Ache Of Your Loss Will Be With You The Relaxation Of Your Life. I Nonetheless Each Day Of My Life Assume About Reid As You Will Proceed To Assume About Sebastian.”
Kidder, an up-and-coming musician, was simply 24 years outdated.
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