“NCIS” has a way of making fans fall in love with characters.
Since the show has been on TV for so long, beloved characters have come and gone.
In fact, “NCIS” has become a bit notorious for losing charactersthat fans are especially attached to.

However, not everyone is as lucky as Gibbs, coming and going as they like.
The NCIS director on the show, Leon Vance, is one of those characters.
They loved his dedication to his job, but also that he was a known family man.

According toExpress, tragedy occurs during the 10th season, episode 11.
During this episode, Ziva David and her father come over to have dinner with the Vance family.
Sadly, there would be two deaths in this episode.
A gunman drove past the home and began shooting at everyone.
Of course, this tragedy hit Vance hard.
Showrunner Gary Glasberg opened up about why the show chose to kill off Jackie.