A veteran BMX rider who brought the sport to North Carolina has died. Authoritiess believe Dave Mirra committed suicide.
Greenville police said Thursday night that Mirra's body was found earlier in the day with an apparently self-inflicted gunshot wound. They say he had been visiting friends in the area.
Mirra was an accomplished BMX rider and one of the most decorated athletes in X Games history. He also hosted MTV's "Real World/Road Rules Challenge", and two video games carried his name.
Mirra moved to the eastern North Carolina city of Greenvillle in the 1990s and helped turn the area into a mecca for fellow BMX riders.
Mayor Allen Thomas called Mirra "a great friend and wonderful human being."
Mirra is survived by a wife and two children. He was 41.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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