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"   Just over one year after Josh Marks lost out to Christina Ha on the third season of FOX&amp;#039;s &amp;quot;MasterChef,&amp;quot; the runner-up was found dead in Chicago from an apparent suicide. Over the weekend Marks, who was just 26 years old, &amp;quot;was found fatally shot &amp;quot; and &amp;quot;lying face up on the ground, unresponsive and bleeding from the head,&amp;quot; reported the Chicago Tribune. A revolver was found near his body. The 7-foot-2 Marks had been suffering from a mental illness. According to the Chicago Tribune, on July 29, when he was arrested by police for another incident, family members said he had claimed to be possessed by &amp;quot;MasterChef&amp;quot; judge Gordon Ramsay &amp;quot;who turned him into God.&amp;quot; Marks had serious injuries to his face, which appeared to be from a gunshot wound, but when approached, Marks attacked the officer and tried to remove his weapon. Marks was taken into custody and charged with two counts of aggravated battery. He was due in court on Wednesday, but according to the Chicago Tribune, records show the judge granted a continuance until November 6. More From Delish: 10 Things You Didn&amp;#039;t Know About Gordon Ramsay On Friday, family members of the victim told police that he suffered from schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. Marks&amp;#039; mother, Paulette Mitchell, told CNN that finding help for her son was not easy given &amp;quot;the lack of full-time mental health facilities in Illinois that would accept his insurance.&amp;quot; He was known by family and friends as the &amp;quot;gentle giant,&amp;quot; and according to his mother, &amp;quot;He loved life. He loved people. He would never hurt anyone; never.&amp;quot; More From Delish: Gordon Ramsay Makes An Estimated $185 Million Per Year for Fox The family issued a statement to the media: &amp;quot;Behind that huge smile, Josh was in the battle of his life fighting mental illness. It was extremely tough, but Josh was always positive, focused on his faith in God and determined to win; pushing forward through his illness to follow his passion for cooking and dream of being a renowned chef.&amp;quot; Find more great food content on Delish: Search for the perfect recipe from our homepageFind out the latest food newsGet a recipe book to save your favorite dishesSign up for our free newsletters Check us out on Facebook, Pinterest, and Twitter "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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