Byron ‘Reckful’ Bernstein, a well-known gamer in the Twitch community and an eSports competitor, died on July 2 at 31.
Bernstein’s roommate and his ex-girlfriend confirmed the gamer’s passing to Rod Breslau who then tweeted the news.
Just hours before Bernstein’s death, the gamer was active on Twitter. He tweeted “ahh, i feel bad for anyone who has to deal with my insanity” and also appeared to propose to a woman called Becca on the social media platform.
While the cause of Bernstein’s death is officially unknown, Twitter users who alleged to have been close to Bernstein are saying the gamer likely died by suicide.
After his death, many of Bernstein’s fans, friends and family members took to Twitter to mourn the gamer.
Bernstein was best known for his accomplishments in World of Warcraft and Asheron’s Call and he had hundreds of thousands of followers on Twitch. He was also ranked in the top ten list of richest gamers by Gazette Review in 2017.
