Criminal Minds Cast Bids an Emotional Farewell to Shemar Moore

Shemar Moore The Criminal Minds star, who was with the show from the start, left the CBS procedural after 11 years. 

After his last episode, executive producer Erica Messer released a statement saying the team has nothing but love and respect for Moore and his decision to try new things.

Moore's character left Criminal Minds' BAU team after several harrowing incidents to spend more time with his family. Gubler said Moore became like an older brother to him. He said “The special thing about family is a lot of times family and who you love dearest are people you wouldn't necessarily hang out with in real life, siblings are often quite different. I feel like that with Shemar. I never in a million years would've met him ‘cause I don't lift a lot of weights. He just has an energy about him that's contagious, so when Shemar walks in and he's got a pep in his step and he's excited to be here, it just makes everybody feel good. We know he needs to go and try to dosomething else and the door is always open for him”