Actor Thomas Jefferson Byrd, known for his roles in Spike Lee films, has been shot and killed in Atlanta, police said on Sunday.
Byrd was a “brilliant dancer, actor, and friend,” Elisabeth Omilami, a fellow actor and community activist, told WXIA-TV in Atlanta.
She said Byrd had just recently finished his last film, Freedom’s Path, with her husband, actor Afemo Omilami.
Lee also shared some of his favourite scenes with Byrd from Clockers and Bamboozled.
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