After being in a coma for several days, Schumacher’s condition continued to worsen as doctors predicted that he had suffered severe and irreversible brain damage, the BBC reported. Schumacher did not respond to his treatments, and following an intensive six-hour procedure, the doctors declared him to be brain dead as the hospital issued a statement: ”The family and the prosecutor’s office have both authorised that his organs be donated, but their removal will be subject to a medical assessment to be performed in the course of the night.”

The theater where the stunt malfunction occurred is currently undergoing an investigation into whether or not it included appropriate safety precautions and procedures, CNN noted. Four people allegedly are under investigation for possible manslaughter in Schumacher’s death.

“We are shocked,” said Gabriele De Luca, the art director at the Teatro Lux, according to the Daily Mail. ”No one, not even us, understands how this happened, and it will be up to the police to shed light on it.”