Updated: 8:13 AM EDT May 10, 2021
WXII12.com Web Staff
The Wake County Sheriff’s Office has identified a body found at an electrical substation Sunday as 25-year-old Tyrell Cohen, NBC affiliate WRAL reports.Cohen was reported missing on Saturday night after he hadn't returned home, according to WRAL.Cohen is the twin brother of NFL running back and former North Carolina A&T and Bunn High School star Tarik Cohen.Tarik Cohen talked about the search for his twin brother in recent social media posts.Shortly after 9 a.m. Sunday, Wake County Sheriff Gerald Baker said deputies responded to a Duke Power substation after an employee discovered the body of a man inside the substation’s perimeter. It’s believed Cohen died of electrocution while attempting to climb some of the equipment, according to WRAL.His family and friends are having a hard time wrapping their heads around his death."All around, he was truly a beautiful person," a family friend told WRAL.The family friend says this behavior isn’t typical for Cohen."Don't try to color my boy bad, because he's not here to defend himself," the friend said.A spokesman with the Wake County Sheriff’s Office told WRAL that Cohen was involved in a single-car crash near I-540 and Six Forks Road at 2 a.m. Saturday.Raleigh police officers say he ran from the scene and investigators could not find him.They continued their search Sunday morning after family members filed a police report when Cohen didn’t return home.The Chicago Bears issued a statement late Sunday night, offering condolences to the Cohen family.“We are heartbroken to learn of the death of Tarik Cohen’s twin brother, Tyrell," the statement said. "Our immediate thoughts and prayers go out to Tarik, his mother, Tilwanda, and the rest of their family and loved ones. On behalf of the entire Bears family, we extend our most heartfelt sympathies to all who mourn his loss.”Police do not suspect foul play, according to WRAL.Cohen leaves behind a longtime girlfriend of nearly nine years and two daughters, ages 3 and 7.