Two months after being discovered deceased in his New York City apartment, actor Peter Greene’s cause of death has been officially disclosed by the New York Chief Medical Examiner. The report reveals Greene, 60, died from a “gunshot wound of left axilla with injury of brachial artery,” classified as an accident.

Greene was found dead on Friday, December 12, following reports that music played continuously in his Manhattan apartment for over 24 hours. A neighbor alerted authorities after knocking on the door and receiving no response, prompting a welfare check that confirmed his death. His manager Gregg Edwards confirmed the circumstances to NBC News, noting Greene had spoken with him earlier in the week.

“Nobody played a bad guy better than Peter,” Edwards stated. “But he also had a gentle side that most people never saw, and a heart as big as gold.”

Greene’s final medical report specifies the injury occurred in the armpit region, damaging the brachial artery—a critical blood vessel supplying circulation to the arm, elbow, forearm, and hand. The Chief Medical Examiner’s office designated the manner of death as accidental, with no indication of foul play or self-harm beyond the documented incident.

Known for his iconic villainous roles in Pulp Fiction (1994) and The Mask (1994), Greene was a defining figure in 1990s cinema before his untimely passing.