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So Sad: Mother Of Lyric McHenry, Pregnant Reality Star Who Died On A Bronx Sidewalk, Has Been Hospitalized

She was "hysterical" upon learning of her daughter's death.

Family and friends of reality TV producer Lyric McHenry are devastating after learning of the 26-year-old's tragic death. McHenry's mother, Jennifer, was reportedly hospitalized after she received the news.

A close friend of McHenry's mother revealed that she was "hysterical" upon receiving the devastating news. "We had to send her mother to the hospital to calm her down," the friend revealed to Radar Online.

Jennifer McHenry was reportedly "crying and fell to the ground" after hearing that her daughter had passed away. A source told Radar that McHenry's family had to "take shifts and sit with her so she's not alone for a couple of hours" upon her hospitalization.

McHenry, most known for producing and appearing in her bestie EJ Johnson's EJNYC reality series, was reportedly found unconscious on a sidewalk in the Bronx.

The Stanford University grad was reportedly 20 weeks pregnant at the time of her death. According to the New York Daily News, McHenry was reportedly wearing a pajama top and underwear when she was found, and also carried a "small Ziplock bag containing cocaine."

Aside from visible bruises on her knees, there were no other injuries or cuts reportedly found on McHenry's body. An autopsy has been scheduled to determine Lyric McHenry's cause of death.

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