Former 16 and Pregnant star Autumn Crittendon has died aged 27.
She was mum to three children and appeared on season five of the MTV programme.
A Henrico County Police Department spokesperson said she died at home after being found ‘unresponsive’ on Saturday afternoon.
In a statement on Monday, the rep told PageSix that paramedics ‘attempted live-saving measures’ but ‘they were not effective’.
Her cause of death is unknown.
She was pronounced dead at the scene and the police are working with the Office of Chief Medical Examiner to determine a cause and manner of death after the incident has been classified as a death investigation.
Crittendon reportedly suffered from health issues before her death including diabetes, kidney and blood pressure issues, and heartburn.
According to MailOnline, her sister also confirmed the news of her death in a Facebook post on Sunday, which has been deleted.
She wrote: ‘You were robbed of your life at such a tender age.
‘You left before anyone could tell you goodbye.. how much we love you..
‘How amazing you are and how proud we are of you for staying sober through some of the toughest parts of your life, how far you’ve came from where you were, how thankful we are to have had all these years with you, how proud of you we are as a mother, how grateful we are for the 3 tiny parts of your heart that are still walking this earth.’
She added: ‘Pulling up seeing all the vehicles, an empty ambulance.. and jumping out of the truck as soon as I could begging the paramedics and cops to tell me you were okay and they were just working to keep you alive in there.. But my worst fear was confirmed and I collapsed in the road.
‘I went down the hall to check the rooms to make sure you weren’t hiding back there, but they laid empty.. quiet.. I went where you were last and just stood there in disbelief.. how was my baby sister gone? I was just talking to her.
‘No way this is real life. It’s not real. Begging God to give you back to us.. I seen the shirt you were wearing and I held it so tight, I smelled it for so long as I just stood there empty, broken, finally allowing myself a moment to fall apart while I knew the kids were okay and I was alone. I’ll hold that shirt close to my heart forever.
‘We are gonna make sure these babies are okay. Your memory will not fade over time. It will live on every moment of every day.’
Crittendon appeared on 16 and Pregnant in 2014, which documented her giving birth to her eldest son Drake, who she welcomed with then-boyfriend Dustin Franklin.
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Metro.co.uk has reached out to Henrico County Police Office for comment.
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