I found out about this as soon as the story broke, too, possibly even before it was reported on the news. Shock didn't even begin to describe my reaction
! This is how I learned of it- I was coming inside with that morning's paper when I looked down and saw the announcement on the headline bar at the top of the front page. My immediate reaction was "Oh my God! How?", especially after reading a few weeks before that Brad Renfro had died (I wasn't as familiar with his work as I was with Heath's, but I recognized the name). I just couldn't believe it, I still can't 
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From what I heard (like probably many people who had any respect for his talent at all, I was practically glued to the TV that day, hoping to hear more details about what had caused his death), everything points to an accidental overdose and/or a fatal drug interaction of some sort (i.e. there were about five or six different prescriptions found in his room, and not one bottle was empty, so any bad combination he might have taken, he didn't do so on purpose), although that won't be confirmed or disproved until the results of the toxicology tests come out. Still, accidental death or not, the film community (actors and fans) has suffered a devastatingly tragic loss
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There has been no evidence to suggest it was suicide and it makes me angry that people jump to conclusions so soon. There has not even been an autopsy yet and yet people automatically assume the worst of him. I think it's disgusting. If it truthfully comes out that he did commit suicide - and again, NO-ONE knows right now, none of us knew him so we should not make assumptions about what perhaps should have been best for him. None of us have lived the life he has, so how would we understand? Until a formal statement is released from the police and/or his family I personally will not disrespect the man he was by assuming the worst.
Hear, hear on that, Sisilcal! Some of the things people in certain groups (i.e. the radical political right) accused him of, said about him, claim contributed to his death, etc. are/were unbelievable 
! Most are not worthy of repeating, partly because they aren't appropriate for this forum, but even more because they're so inconceivably disgusting, just, GRRRR... 
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