Fitness influencer Chris O’Donnell, known as Creeohdee, dead at 31

Chris O’Donnell, a fitness influencer known online as Creeohdee, has died. He was 31.

According to one online obituarythe social media personality died on Saturday, January 11. The Maricopa Medical Examiner confirmed to PEOPLE that O’Donnell died of a gunshot wound to the head. His death was ruled a suicide.

O’Donnell was active on TikTokwhich has gained over 842,000 followers and 28.2 million likes. He had over 241,000 followers on Instagram.

One of his last posts on TikTok was a clip of himself giving a speech at his brother’s wedding, which he said he thought about while “reminiscing about old memories”.

O’Donnell wrote that the scene captured in the seven-minute video was “one of my proudest moments as a brother, being able to send these two off to the next chapter of their lives.”

Although he hadn’t posted much on Instagram lately, a November 2024 roll filled with footage from his recent hikes and off-roading adventures saw him question how he would be remembered after his death.

“I wonder when I leave this earth, when I leave the rat race, when I lay in the dirt, if you will remember my face,” he captioned the clip.

Besides writing about fitness and his trainingO’Donnell often rewrote his dog and his time outdoors on both platforms.

“I’m a content creator and most of my media revolves around fitness. But fitness is far from my passion,” he expressed in a December 2022 Instagram posts pinned at the top of his profile.

O’Donnell opened up in the post about the “many different walks of life,” he had experiences that gave him a love for “learning about other cultures and beliefs that make me challenge my own.”

O’Donnell added that he considers himself a “very lonely person,” that he has been open about his mental health since high school “in hopes that it will help others on their own path.”

“I also got sober in 2018 and have been an advocate for substance abuse awareness ever since, helping men and women struggling to find the treatment they need,” he wrote.

Kevin Clevengerwho goes by ironsanctuary on social media, shared a tribute to O’Donnell on TikTokwriting, “One day I will find peace knowing you are no longer in pain, but today my heart aches that you are gone. I love you. @Chris O’ Donnell.”

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