A celebrity hairstylist who appeared on "Project Runway" used a plastic bag and a hose to a nitrogen tank to kill himself in his Manhattan apartment, police sources said.
A roommate found George Ortiz, 45, face-up on the bed of his Riverside Dr. apartment near W. 151st St. in Hamilton Heights at about 7:20 a.m. Tuesday, sources said.
The bag was around his head and duct-taped to his neck, sources said. A hose led from the bag to the nitrogen tank,NY Daily reports
Ortiz hadn’t been seen for a few days, and on Nov. 12, he wrote on Facebook, “Don’t cry for me,” sources said.
Ortiz appeared on the Bravo reality show from 2006 to 2010.His death has been ruled a suicide, caused by asphyxia by covering of head with fastened plastic bag and displacement of oxygen by nitrogen, according to the city Medical Examiner’s office.
Too bad, may God deliver us from every self destructive tendencies.
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ReplyDeleteMay his soul rest in perfect peace.
ReplyDeleteOnly God knows what he was going thru! People need to learn that no matter what they are going thru in life, there's always light at the end of tunnel! Hold on and av faith...
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