Actor Taye Diggs will no longer be seen in the CW drama All American as his character Billy Baker was killed on the show. The shocking twist can be seen in the Feb. 13 episode.

Diggs played Billy Baker since the show’s late 2018 launch but was killed off, breaking the heart of several fans.

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“It has been an honor to work with Taye over these last five seasons and to watch him bring such incredible life to the role of Billy Baker,” showrunner Nkechi Okoro Carroll said in a statement to The Hollywood Reporter. “It has truly been a gift for me and my fellow writers to write a character that was equally flawed and heroic. Billy was all of us and what a joy it was to watch this character grow as he raised his kids and his football players as one big family. We wish Taye the very best in this next chapter of his life and he remains a beloved member of the All American family, so you haven’t seen the last of Billy Baker.”

The death came in the episode entitled “Time,” where Billy accepts the head coaching job at GAU, where he was set to reunite with Spencer (Daniel Ezra) and his son, Jordan (Michael Evans Behling). Billy, Asher (Cody Christian) and Jabari (Simeon Daise) were on a bus with the entire team when it crashes after blowing a tire. The final scene of the episode reveals that Billy does not survive.

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The series, one of the highest-rated at The CW, has already been renewed for its sixth season. The drama from exec producer Greg Berlanti and Warner Bros. TV, was the first to be renewed under The CW’s new ownership, Nexstar.