While helping siddiq get to the safety of alexandria, carl suffers a walker bite to his torso. Different deaths on the walking dead hit fans in different ways, but the season 8 death of chandler riggs' carl packed a massive emotional punch. As revealed near the end of the walking dead season 8's midseason finale, carl grimes has been bitten by a walker, and it didn't take long for showrunner scott gimple to confirm on talking dead that carl will die from his wound.
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The walking dead's newest cast addition makes it clear why they thought it was okay to kill off carl grimes a year ago, despite it being a wild departure from the comics.
Carl grimes had a long run on the walking dead, but like so many characters, it eventually came to an end
Here's why chandler riggs ultimately left the show.