The January death of a Washington State University student who was discovered in his dorm has been ruled a suicide, with his parents describing how their son had said his recent hazing had left him “at his breaking point.”
The Whitman County Coroner ruled that 19-year-old Luke Morgan Tyler died from “acute intoxication due to the combined effects of alcohol and bupropion.” Bupropion is a medication commonly used to treat depression.
“We are continuing to work with the authorities to determine how in a short 4 months during his first semester at WSU, Luke went from a positive, compassionate, and kind young man to having a depression so deep that caused him to take his own life.”
“We are continuing to work with the authorities to determine how in a short 4 months during his first semester at WSU, Luke went from a positive, compassionate, and kind young man to having a depression so deep that caused him to take his own life,” the family wrote. “He had shared with close friends that he was at his breaking point due to hazing at Theta Chi, and we look forward to learning the truth about his experience.”
Tyler’s inner circle previously declined to speak about his experience at WSU, but pointed to an online petition created by Trevor Michalski, a friend from the Redmond area. In the petition, Michalski wrote that Tyler’s death “followed a long and cruel pledging process allowed by his fraternity.
