Eddie Hassell, an actor best known for a recurring role on the NBC show “Surface” and the movie “The Kids Are All Right,” died Sunday after being shot in Texas, according to his representative. He was 30.
Mr. Hassell was shot outside his girlfriend’s apartment in Grand Prairie, a Dallas suburb, around 1 a.m., according to the representative, Alan Mills. He was shot in the abdomen and taken to a nearby hospital, where he died, Mr. Mills said.
Police officers responded to the scene of the shooting around 1:50 a.m. local time and found Mr. Hassell wounded by gunfire, Mark Beseda, a spokesman for the Grand Prairie Police Department, said in an email. Officers administered first aid and Mr. Hassell was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead, Mr. Beseda said.
The police were investigating possible motives for the shooting, Mr. Beseda said. A car that was taken from the scene was later recovered, he said.
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