WASHINGTON, DC – FEBRUARY 9: Marion Christopher Barry, Jr., sits among DC Council seat hopefuls at a candidate forum for Ward 8 Special Election to fill the seat vacated by Marion Barry’s death, on Monday, February 9, 2015, in Washington, DC. Barry is the son of the deceased former mayor of DC, Marion Barry.
(Photo by Jahi Chikwendiu/The Washington Post)
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Marion Christopher Barry, son of the late D.C. mayor Marion Barry and former candidate for the Ward 8 council seat, has died, relatives confirmed Sunday. He was 36.
The younger Barry died of an apparent drug overdose, according to reports. His girlfriend found him, and he was taken to George Washington University Hospital.