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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,” according to officials and loved ones.
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.
Tyler, a WSU freshman who grew up in Redman, was found dead in one of the Pullman campus residence halls on Jan. 22, when police responded to a 911 call, a spokesperson for the college previously said.
“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,…