New details about Bobby J. Brown’s cause of death have been revealed, four months after he died in a tragic barn fire.
The “Wire” alum, who died in February at age 62 from diffuse thermal injury and smoke inhalation, “had consumed alcoholic beverages prior to his death,” the autopsy and toxicology report said. obtained by Us Weekly on Wednesday.
However, drugs were not found in the actor’s system post-mortem.
The actor’s carbon monoxide level was 71 percent at the time of his death, and “the vast majority” of his hair was “singed off.”
He suffered “fourth degree burns,” as well as “thermal fractures of the ankles,” and skin was “absent on the left chest, part of the left arm, and parts of the lower extremities.”
Brown tried to jump-start a Cadillac in his Maryland barn before his death, the newspaper said distressing 911 call his widow, Arlene, made at the time.
The building was “largely engulfed” and Brown “trapped inside” when emergency services arrived.
In addition to Arlene, the “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” alum is survived by two adult children.
Brown’s rep mourned his client in February as a “rare soul who brought a deep sense of humanity to every role he played.”
The spokesperson added: “While many knew him for his strength as a champion boxer and his powerful screen presence, we knew him as a dedicated professional and a kind-hearted individual. It was a real pleasure to represent him.”
His agent, meanwhile, said: “I’m angry and saddened. He was such a good actor and person. He was completely committed to acting and was a pleasure to work with.”
Brown is best known for his role as Officer Bobby Brown in ‘The Wire’.
The former boxer’s last appearance was a role in the 2023 film ‘Mailman’.
Brown’s passing followed a slew of deaths of his former “Wire” co-stars, including that of James Ransone suicide makes headlines two months earlier.
Cast members Charley Scalies and Al Brown both died in May 2025while Michael K. Williams and Lance Reddick dead in 2021 and 2023 respectively.
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