Twin brother of NFL player found dead in suspected NC electrocution

RALEIGH, N.C. — The brother of a Chicago Bears player was found dead at a North Carolina electrical substation on Sunday, authorities said.

WTVD reports that Tyrell Antar Cohen, brother of running back Tarik Cohen, is believed to have died by electrocution while trying to climb power equipment, according to Wake County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Eric Curry.

Curry said Tyrell Cohen fled the scene of a car accident in Raleigh early Saturday morning. Police tried to find the 25-year-old but couldn’t, so they called off the search.

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Cohen’s family filed a missing-person report with the police department Saturday night, according to Curry, and officers started looking for him again Sunday morning.

The sheriff’s office responded to a call shortly after 9 a.m. from a Duke Energy substation in its jurisdiction where an employee had discovered Cohen’s body, Curry said.

Authorities believe he died of electrocution while trying to climb some of the substation’s equipment.

“He entered the substation, which may have been resulting from the accident,” Curry said, according to the newspaper.

Authorities do not suspect foul play, according to news releases from Wake County deputies and Raleigh police.

Tarik Cohen grew up in Franklin County. He was a standout running back for both Franklin County’s Bunn High School and North Carolina A&T, was selected by the Chicago Bears in the fourth round of the 2017 NFL Draft.

The Chicago Bears released a statement Sunday evening, writing, “We are heartbroken to learn of the death of Tarik Cohen’s twin brother, Tyrell. Our immediate thoughts and prayers go out to Tarik, his mother, Tilwanda, and the rest of their family and loved ones.”