Evan Wright, the author of the book “Generation Kill,” who gained significant notoriety as a journalist when he embedded himself with the U.S. Marine Corps’ 1st Reconnaissance Battalion in 2003, has died at the age of 59.
The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s Office listed Wright’s cause of death on Friday as a gunshot wound to the head. He reportedly died by suicide.
Author Evan Wright poses with his award at the PEN USA Annual LitFest Awards Gala at the Biltmore Hotel in November 2005 in Los Angeles, Calif. (Michael Buckner/Getty Images)
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