Marion Christopher Barry, son of the late D.C. mayor Marion Barry and former candidate for the Ward 8 council seat, has died, relatives said Sunday. He was 36.
The younger Barry died of an apparent drug overdose, according to reports. His girlfriend found him, and he was taken to George Washington University Hospital.
Barry had struggled with drug use. He ran unsuccessfully for the Ward 8 council seat last year after his father died.
In a statement, Cora Masters Barry, widow of Marion Barry, said she was devastated by the younger Barry’s death.
“My heart is broken,” she said. “I am in shock. The news of his death is beyond comprehension.”
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