‘ER’ Actor Eriq La Salle Speaks Out After Vanessa Marquez’s Death

This undated self-portrait posted on Instagram shows actress Vanessa Marquez. Vanessa Marquez via AP

Eriq La Salle, an actor who appeared in hit TV series “ER,” is speaking out about the death of former co-star Vanessa Marquez.

“We tragically lost a member of our ER family yesterday. Vanessa Marquez played a nurse when the show first aired,” La Salle, 56, wrote in a Tweet on Aug. 31. “Sending out condolences to her family and friends. May she rest in eternal peace.”