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Mirra and his wife, Lauren, had two daughters.<ref name=latimes/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://fabwags.com/?p=53310|title=Dave Mirra’s Wife Lauren & Children|accessdate=February 5, 2016|work=FabWags}}</ref> Mirra contracted [[bacterial meningitis]] in 2010. He recovered before resuming rallying.<ref name=nbc/>
On February 4, 2016, Mirra died from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound in [[Greenville, North Carolina]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://8c.co.za/the-bmx-legend-dave-mirra-41-dies/|title=The BMX Legend, Dave Mirra (41) Dies|author=Zack|work=8c.co.za|accessdate=February 5, 2016|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160312164036/http://8c.co.za/the-bmx-legend-dave-mirra-41-dies|archivedate=March 12, 2016|df=mdy-all}}</ref> Authorities responded to a reported suicide and discovered his body in a truck.<ref>{{Cite news|title = David Mirra, BMX Bike Star, Dies in an Apparent Suicide|url = https://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/05/sports/david-mirra-iconic-bmx-bike-racer-dies-in-an-apparent-suicide.html|newspaper = The New York Times|date = 2016-02-05|access-date = 2016-02-11|issn = 0362-4331|first = Daniel E.|last = Slotnik}}</ref> He had reportedly been visiting friends in the area. Allen Thomas, the mayor of Greenville, called Mirra "a great friend and wonderful human being".<ref name=espn>{{cite web|url=http://espn.go.com/espn/story/_/id/14717868/x-games-icon-dave-mirra-dead-41-apparent-suicide-greenville-north-carolina.html|title=X Games icon Dave Mirra, 41, dead of apparent self-inflicted gunshot | date= February 5, 2016|work= espn.com| accessdate= February 5, 2016}}</ref> Mirra was 41 years old.<ref name=latimes>{{cite web|url=http://www.latimes.com/sports/sportsnow/la-sp-sn-dave-mirra-dies-20160204-story.html|title=BMX and X Games star Dave Mirra dies at 41 in apparent suicide|author=Los Angeles Times|date=February 4, 2016|work=latimes.com|accessdate=February 5, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://abc7.com/news/dave-mirra-bmx-icon-found-dead-in-north-carolina/1187522/|title=Dave Mirra, BMX icon, found dead in North Carolina|work=ABC7 Los Angeles|accessdate=February 5, 2016}}</ref>
Mirra was posthumously diagnosed with [[chronic traumatic encephalopathy]] (CTE). In addition to the "countless" [[concussions]] he suffered during his career, his skull was fractured when he was hit by a car at 19 years old and he took up [[boxing]] after retirement. He became the first [[action sports]] star to be diagnosed with the [[neurodegenerative disease]].<ref name="cte">{{cite news|last1=Roenigk|first1=Alyssa|title=Doctors: Late BMX legend Mirra had CTE|url=http://espn.go.com/action/story/_/id/15614274/bmx-legend-dave-mirra-diagnosed-cte|accessdate=24 May 2016|work=[[ESPN.com]]|date=May 24, 2016}}</ref>
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