Fox News ex-employee dies after learning of son's death

Okera Ras, a former Fox News web video producer, was found dead in his Bronx, N.Y., home Wednesday, just hours after learning that his son succumbed to injuries from a gunshot wound from two days earlier.

Ras' cause of death was not officially announced. Vernon Pouncey, Ras' cousin, told FoxNews.com that the New York City medical examiner told a family member it appeared Ras "laid down to go to sleep and never woke up."

"He was close to his son," Pouncey said. "He was a dedicated father to all of his children."

The investigation into the shooting death of Ras' son, Duro Akil, 34, is ongoing. Akil, who lived with his father, heard a commotion in the hallway of their apartment building and opened the door, Pouncey said. The gunman fired through the door and hit Akil, Pouncey said.

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