Rick Harrison, the author of Pawn Stars, is sad about the sudden death of his son Adam Harrison on Friday (January 19). The sad news that Adam, 39, died of an overdose was revealed by his agent, Laura Herlovich, to the Las Vegas Review-Journal.TMZ was the first to report Adam’s death. Details about the events, such as when and where the overdose happened, are still unknown. His premature death is being looked into by the Las Vegas Metro Police Department.

The Harrison family is very sad about Adam’s death, and Herlovich said in a short statement, “Our family is extremely saddened by the death of Adam.” Please give us space while we mourn his death. Rick Harrison’s second child from his first marriage to Kim was Adam. He is Corey Harrison’s younger brother. Rick later got married again to Tracy, and they have a son together called Jake.

Adam didn’t appear on the popular reality show Pawn Stars, which stars Rick and Corey, but he is said to have worked at Gold & Silver Pawn, the family business before the show started in 2009. He had not been working at the pawn shop, though, in recent months. When Rick heard that Adam had died of an overdose, he went on Instagram to post a touching homage to his son. Rick wrote, “You will always be in my heart!” next to a picture of himself and Adam happy at a bar. Adam, I love you.

Adam and his bigger brother Corey were very close. Corey also shared his sadness on Instagram. In Corey’s post, there was a sad picture of him holding a picture of the two brothers playing together as kids in the pool. What was written under the picture? “Wax wtf I will always love you Bubba.”Adam’s quick death has shocked the Pawn Stars family and fans. It also shows how terrible drug abuse can be for both the addict and their family. At this very sad time, our thoughts and prayers are with the Harrison family.