Tyron Perez found dead in Valenzuela

Tyron Perez dead

Actor Tyron Perez (born Jojo Perez) was found dead inside a black Toyota Altis in Barangay Ugong, Valenzuela City Thursday night, according to reports.

He was 26.

Reports say that the apparent cause of Tyron Perez' death was suicide. However, there is no official police report yet regarding the cause of death as of posting time.

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Update: According to ABS-CBN,  police are still investigating on the cause of death.

The police reportedly found a fatal gunshot wound on the actor's right temple as well as a .22-calibre firearm beside his lifeless body.

Tyron Perez started his showbiz career as a member of MSP Teenstars of "Walang Tulugan with the Master Showman" in 2001. He then joined the pioneering batch of GMA-7's reality star search "Starstruck" in 2003. After that, he appeared on a number of shows on GMA-7, then on TV 5.

Just last June 2010, he transferred to the Kapamilya network. One of his last projects in ABS-CBN was "Mula Sa Puso" remake where he played the role of "Gilbert".

Celebrities' tweets

Some celebrities tweeted about Tyrone Perez' death. Among them were the following:

Tim Yap

"RIP, young actor Tyrone Perez."

"Reports say that actor Tyrone Perez committed suicide. #RIPTyrone"

Chokoleit

"Tyrone Perez, RIP. Had a chance to work with him in the indie film, METLOGS w/ Paolo Ballesteros. Prayers for the eternal peace of his soul."

Bekimon

"Shocked ako sa news about Tyron Perez... OMG! Magkakatext pa kami kagabi"

"Nagriring pa phone ni Tyron. Huhuhu Kaninang 2:11am, out of the blue, nagtxt sya sa akin sabi nya "Moveyahbody" then wala na sya reply"

Sarah Lahbati

"R.I.P Tyron"

Francine Prieto

"RIP Tyrone Perez salamat sa maasim na mangga at bagoong na may baboy at sa hopia from binondo, isa kang mabait na tao."

Coleen Garcia

"RIP tyron perez ? you will definitely be missed."