ZOMBIE BOY COPS SAY HE JUMPED TO HIS DEATH ... Family Believes Accidental
TMZ
TMZ reports that, Cops say Rick Genest -- best known as Zombie Boy -- jumped to his death ... but his family believes it was an accident.
Montreal law enforcement sources told TMZ ... the Canadian artist and fashion model jumped from a 4th floor balcony of an apartment building Wednesday around 5 PM in Le Plateau-Mont-Royal. The Online publication reports that paramedics rushed to the scene and performed CPR, but could not revive him.
Genest's manager Karim Leduc told TMZ that, Rick's family believes his death was an accident. Leduc says Rick would smoke on his balcony, and lean back on a railing while doing so ... and his family believes this caused him to fall.
Leduc also says the fact Rick didn't leave any type of suicide note also plays to the family's suspicions, as he loved to write and would articulate his feelings through his work. Rick's family believes he would have left a suicide note for them.
Zombie Boy rose to mainstream fame in 2011 after appearing in Lady Gaga's "Born This Way" music video. That gig led to more high-profile fashion work on the runway with Rocawear's relaunch in Europe and modeling for magazines like GQ and Vanity Fair, TMZ reported.
Lady Gaga tweeted by calling the suicide of her friend, "beyond devastating." She also urged anyone suffering from mental health issues to reach out to friends and family, adding ... "We must save each other."
Zombie Boy was 32.
