Ryan Breaux, Younger Brother of Frank Ocean, Reportedly Killed in Single-Vehicle Car Crash

Ryan Breaux, the 18-year-old brother of singer-songwriter Frank Ocean, was reportedly killed in a single-vehicle car crash on Sunday. Suggested Reading Trigger Warning…All of the Shocking Testimony From Diddy’s Federal Trial 15 AI Videos of Black Folks That Look So Real You Were Likely Fooled Why Wendy Williams is Clapping Back at a Lawsuit Filed…

Ryan Breaux, the 18-year-old brother of singer-songwriter Frank Ocean, was reportedly killed in a single-vehicle car crash on Sunday.

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According to CBS, Breaux and a friend named Ezekial โ€œZeekโ€ Bishop were driving in Californiaโ€™s Westlake Village early on Sunday When their car reportedly hit a tree and โ€œcut in half on impact.โ€ When authorities arrived on the scene responding to calls of smoke near Skelton Canyon Circle around 1:30 a.m., the vehicle was engulfed in flames, and both were pronounced dead at the scene.

Several of Breauxโ€™s friends wrote tributes to him on social media. Cambria Aguilar wrote โ€œRy, I donโ€™t think Iโ€™ll ever recover. I will love you forever,โ€ while Paris Brosnan, the son of actor Pierce Brosnan, wrote โ€œyou were a leader and you had a whole army of soldiers behind you. Thank you for being there when I needed you most...I will carry you in my heart always.โ€

Rapper/singer MadeInTYO wrote that Breaux was โ€œa good kid,โ€ while DJ Sango offered his condolences via Twitter.

Neither FrankOcean (born Christopher Breaux) nor his mother Katonya has released any statements about the fatal accident, however, through his music, itโ€™s exceedingly clear how much the Grammy winnerย loved his younger brother.

His song โ€œOrionโ€ is largely believed to be about Ryan, due to the lyrics โ€œI remember when you were born/Ohhh, how happy I was/cause If it didnโ€™t go as I planned it/At least youโ€™d double my chancesโ€ฆโ€ The song also features advice to Ryan about not letting his time go to waste while heโ€™s here. Ryanโ€™s impromptu interview with his brother about life was also featured on Frankโ€™s song โ€œFutura Free,โ€ which is found on his 2016 album Blonde.

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We offer our condolences to Ryanโ€™s family and friends.

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