Sweeten was visiting family in Texas when he shot himself on the front porch, according to Radar Online, which first reported the death.

Sawyer and his brother Sullivan Sweeten played Geoffrey and Michael Barone on the popular show; their sister, Madylin, played Ally Barone on the show, which ran from 1996 to 2005.

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