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James Ransone, who played Ziggy Sobotka in “The Wire” and a host of other HBO roles, has died. He was 46. Ransone died by suicide Friday in Los Angeles, according to the Los Angeles County medical examiner.

A medical examiner ruled the death as a suicide by hanging, according to TMZ. The Baltimore-born actor was perhaps best known for his prominent role as Ziggy Sabotka in the second season of “The Wire,” a critically-acclaimed and much-beloved crime drama from HBO, according to Variety.

James Ransone, the versatile character actor best known for his roles in The Wire, Tangerine, Generation Kill, It: Chapter Two and The Black Phone, died on Dec. 19. He was 46. Ransone died by suicide, according to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner.

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LA medical examiner reports Ransone, who played Chester ‘Ziggy’ Sobotka in the HBO crime drama, died by suicide