Demián Bichir's Wife Stefanie Sherk Was 'An Amazingly Loving Human,' Says Friend

Oscar nominee Demián Bichir shocked Hollywood when he revealed on Tuesday that his wife, actress and modelStefanie Sherk, died on April 20 at age 43. On Thursday, the L.A. County Medical Examiner-Coroner confirmed to PEOPLE thatSherk’s deathhas beenruled a suicide, with one of her causes of death being drowning.“It has been the saddest and toughest time of our lives and we don’t know how much time it will take for us to overcome this pain,” Bichir, 55,wroteon Instagram.

Demián Bichir's Wife Stefanie Sherk's Cause of Death Revealed as Suicide by Drowning

The death of actress and modelStefanie Sherk,Demián Bichir‘s wife, has been ruled a suicide, the L.A. County Medical Examiner-Coroner confirms to PEOPLE. One of the causes of death was listed as drowning.Sherk died on April 20 at the age of 43. Bichir, 55, confirmed her death ina touching Instagram poston Wednesday, explaining that Sherk — whom he called “my beloved and loving wife” — had “passed away peacefully.”“It has been the saddest and toughest time of our lives and we don’t know how much time it will take for us to overcome this pain,” the Oscar nominee wrote.

Democrat Jared Polis Wins Colorado to Become Nation's First Openly Gay Male Elected Governor

Photo: David Zalubowski/AP/REX/Shutterstock Wave those rainbow flags high. Other notable policies Polis, 43, supports include Medicare-for-all, gun control, renewable energy, repeal of the death penalty, universal preschool and kindergarten and expanded Internet access. “I think it really gives Colorado an opportunity to stick a thumb in the eye of Mike Pence, whose view of America is not as inclusive as where America is today,” Polis told Colorado Democrats during a speech this year,according to Vox.

Democrat RFK Jr. Says Tucker Carlson Is 'Breathtakingly Courageous' in Wake of Fox News Departure

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.is weighing in on the bombshell announcement thatTucker Carlson has left Fox News, claiming on Twitter that the exit came because of the right wing personality’s “breathtakingly courageous” monologue about pharmaceutical companies. He continued: “For many years, Tucker has had the nation’s biggest audience averaging 3.5 million — 10 times the size of CNN. Fox just demonstrated the terrifying power of Big Pharma.” Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (left), Tucker Carlson.

Democratic Hill Intern Arrested for Posting Private Contact Info for 3 Republican Senators

Photo: Roger Askew/The Oxford Union/REX/Shutterstock; Samuel Corum/Anadolu Agency/Getty; REX/Shutterstock A former Democratic congressional intern was arrested on Wednesday for “doxing” — or posting private contact information online — three Republican senators while Supreme Court nomineeBrett Kavanaugh was testifying in front of the Senatethis past Thursday,the Capitol Police confirmed in a statement. Jackson Cosko, 27, of Washington, D.C., allegedly was involved in posting phone numbers and home addresses for Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, Sen.