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Aug. 20, 2013 / 11:06 AM

'Rizzoli & Isles' halts production after actor's death

Cast member Lee Thompson Young poses for photographers at the premire of the film, 'Friday Night Lights', at Grauman's Chinese Theater in Los Angeles, October 6, 2004. The Universal film about the 1988 season of the Permian High Panthers football team of Odessa, Texas, opens in the US on October 8. (UPI Photo/Francis Specker)

Cast member Lee Thompson Young poses for photographers at the premire of the film, 'Friday Night Lights', at Grauman's Chinese Theater in Los Angeles, October 6, 2004. The Universal film about the 1988 season of the Permian High Panthers football team of Odessa, Texas, opens in the US on October 8. (UPI Photo/Francis Specker) | License Photo

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 20 (UPI) -- The police drama "Rizzoli & Isles" has halted production following the Los Angeles suicide of cast member Lee Thompson Young, TheWrap reported.

Young's body was discovered Monday after he failed to show up for work as scheduled.

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The 29-year-old actor's publicist confirmed he took his own life. TMZ said he died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

TheWrap reported production on "Rizzoli & Isles" was shut down indefinitely while the cast and crew deal with Young's death and its impact on the show.

"Rizzoli & Isles" stars Angie Harmon and Sasha Alexander. It was recently renewed for a fifth season.

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