"It’s been a fabulous run so far, only the soap gods know if it is meant to continue," Read told PEOPLE in a statement

Days of Our Lives fans are curious to know if James Read’s Clyde Weston has left the show. Introduced in 2014, he is a drug lord and has played a crucial role in the story over the years. However, it now appears that his bad deeds have come back to haunt him So,

James Reed's villainous character, Clyde Weston, was shot and killed in the December 11 episode by Catherina Greene (Susan Elena Matus) for all the hell he's brought to her family.

After a decade on and off the Salem scene as bad boy Clyde Weston, James Read is bidding farewell to Days of our Lives now that Clyde is in a coma.

Say goodbye to Days of Our Lives ' James Read (Clyde Weston). On Wednesday's episode, the career criminal and slimeball was gunned down by Catherina Greene ( Susan Elena Matus) and wound up in a coma. The character is off the show's canvas for now. Read, who originated the role of Clyde Weston in 2014, told Deadline:

It looks like crime no longer pays for Clyde Weston on Days of Our Lives, which means that it's the end of the line for his portrayer, James Read, who first appeared on the show in 2014. Clyde found

Another one bites the dust in Salem: James Read has left Days of Our Lives — at least for now. His villainous character, Clyde Weston, was shot in the December 11 episode by Catherina Greene (Susan Elena Matus) for all the hell he’s brought to her family. He’s left in a coma. “It’s been a …