Cameron Burrell's Cause of Death Revealed

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Cameron Burrell's Cause of Death Revealed

The 26-year-old Cameron Burrell passed away from a “gunshot wound of the head,” and his death has been ruled a suicide based on the medical examiner's report

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1997

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