Medical Examiner Rules Bryan Glenn Death A Suicide

The Virginia Medical Examiner's office has ruled the manner and cause of W.T. Woodson High School student Bryan Glenn's death as suicide by hanging.

The ruling comes after a months-long wait for residents of Fairfax City, who have remained heartbroken and without many answers after Glenn was found dead off a trail in Thaiss Park after a week-long disappearance in October.

Glenn went missing Oct. 1. 

The 17-year-old was found dead by volunteers in the woods near Thaiss Park on Pickett Road in mid-October, days after his car was also found near the park.

The office confirmed the identification of the remains as Glenn at the time, but took months longer to complete an autopsy.

Because the state treats autopsies and other post-mortem tests as private medical records, details beyond the manner of Glenn's death are not open to the public.

The Fairfax community rallied around the Glenn family during the week-long search for their oldest son.

Patch will update this story as more information becomes available.

For past coverage of this story, click here:

Bryan Glenn's Disappearance and Death: Behind the Story

Community Without Answers After Teen's Death

VIDEO: Police Answer Questions About Body Found at Thaiss Park

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