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"Lee Thompson Young&amp;apos;s apparent suicide has left the late Rizzoli &amp;amp; Isles actor&amp;apos;s friends, family, and former costars heartbroken and in shock. As previously reported, Young -- once the star of Disney&amp;apos;s The Famous Jett Jackson -- was found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound on Monday, Aug. 19. He was 29.\r\nIn the wake of his death, celebrities including Gabrielle Union, Tia Mowry, Donald Faison, and Solange Knowles have taken to Twitter to share their memories of Young. Us Weekly compiled a few of their reactions below.\r\n\r\nGabrielle Union: &amp;quot;I had the pleasure of working w/ #LeeThompsonYoung on Flash Forward &amp;amp; he was an extremely talented beautiful soul. My thoughts &amp;amp; prayers are with his loved ones. #RIP.&amp;quot;\r\nTia Mowry: &amp;quot;My heart goes out to Lee Thompson Young. RIP. These child stars are leaving us too soon! My heart is aching...&amp;quot;\r\nDonald Faison: &amp;quot;This breaks my heart. RIP Lee Thompson Young.&amp;quot;\r\nHarry Shum Jr.: &amp;quot;Feeling incredibly sad about Lee Thompson Young. My heart goes out to his family and friends. #gonetoosoon.&amp;quot;\r\n\r\nAmber Riley: &amp;quot;Man...RIP #LeeThompsonYoung #Jett Jackson...Everything that glitters isn&amp;apos;t gold. You just never know, that just tore me up a little. Man...&amp;quot;\r\nJenna Ushkowitz: &amp;quot;My deepest thoughts and love to the friends and family who knew Lee Thompson Young.&amp;quot;\r\nColumbus Short: &amp;quot;My heart is broken today. RIP to my dear friend and brother Lee Thompson Young. Writing partner/Friend/Brother. #HeartAche...I&amp;apos;m going to make sure the world sees and knows what an amazing writer and visionary Lee Young was. I&amp;apos;m going to make our movie. #NoMatterWhat.&amp;quot;\r\n\r\nWes Craven: &amp;quot;My sympathy to the family of Lee Thompson Young and to all those who knew and loved him...I had the pleasure of working with him in 2007 on Hills Have Eyes 2. He was a pro, gifted and warm. The tragedy of this kind of loss is particularly bewildering and painful.&amp;quot;\r\nSolange Knowles: &amp;quot;Very very sad to hear about Lee Thompson Young. He was always very kind, and such a light.&amp;quot;\r\nEric McCormack: &amp;quot;So sad to hear about Lee Thompson Young. My condolences to his family &amp;amp; the cast &amp;amp; crew of #rizzoliandisles.&amp;quot;\r\nKirsten Storms: &amp;quot;Sad day. My thoughts &amp;amp; prayers are w/ Lee Thompson Young&amp;apos;s family &amp;amp; friends at this time. He was an amazing young man &amp;amp; won&amp;apos;t be forgotten.&amp;quot;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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