An Ohio State athlete who killed himself was found by a neuropathologist to have suffered from concussions but did not show evidence of chronic brain damage . Wrestler and football player Kosta Karageorge , 22 , had been missing for several days when his body was found in a trash bin with a handgun near his right hand in Columbus on November 30 . Coroner Dr Anahi Ortiz waited for neuropathology reports about Karageorge 's brain before reaffirming in a final report issued on Friday that he died from a gunshot to the head . An Ohio State athlete ( Kosta Karageorge pictured above ) who killed himself has had his death ruled a suicide after a neuropathologist found he had suffered from concussions but did not show evidence of chronic brain damage . Wrestler and football player Karageorge , 22 , had been missing for several days when his body was found in a trash bin with a handgun near his right hand in Columbus on November 30 ( pictured above with his family ) Coroner Dr Anahi Ortiz waited for neuropathology reports about Karageorge 's ( pictured right ) brain before reaffirming in a final report on Friday that he died from a gunshot wound to the head . Neuropathologist Dr Norman Lehman from Ohio State University said there was evidence of prior concussive injury , according to The Columbus Dispatch . However , Karageorge was not found to have chronic traumatic encephalopathy ( CTE ) , a condition which results from continuous head trauma . CTE can only be diagnosed after death and symptoms include depression , confusion and anger issues , according to Cleveland.com . In January , Ortiz had ruled the athlete 's death a suicide . Neuropathologist Dr Norman Lehman from Ohio State University said there was evidence of prior concussive injury . However , Karageorge was not found to have chronic traumatic encephalopathy ( CTE ) , which results from continuous head trauma . Investigators concluded that Karageorge and his girlfriend broke up around the time he disappeared on November 26 . Investigators concluded that Karageorge and his girlfriend broke up around the time he disappeared on November 26 . The senior defensive tackle was last been seen at his apartment in Columbus , when his roommates said he left to go on a walk . Karageorge texted his girlfriend after 1am that day , saying he loved her and wanted to talk , according to text records released by police this year . When he received responses asking him not to speak again to her , he replied , ' I am gon na kill myself , ' and he said that she should not go to his funeral , according to records . Texts sent to his mother , Susan Karageorge moments later said concussions were affecting his mind and he hoped he was not an embarrassment . Texts sent to his mother , Susan Karageorge moments later said concussions were affecting his mind and he hoped he was not an embarrassment ( above scenes near the dumpster where Karageorge 's body was found last November ) Karageorge 's body was discovered not far from his campus-area apartment by a woman and her son apparently were looking for items in the dumpster when they found the body . She told police she received a text from her son around 1.30am on that said : ' I am sorry if I am an embarrassment but these concussions have my head all f***ed up . ' Karageorge 's mother told police he had had several concussions and a few spells of extreme confusion . He was discovered not far from his campus-area apartment by a woman and her son apparently were looking for items in the dumpster when they found the body . Dr Tom McAllister , chairman of psychiatry at Indiana University , who has studied concussions in college athletes , said that brain injuries seem to increase the likelihood of depression . If the person had depression or an anxiety disorder in the past , 'it often is the case that the concussion seems to exacerbate it , ' he said . 'These injuries do n't occur in a vacuum . People bring their own past history ... into the injury . '
Kosta Karageorge , 22 , had been missing for days before body was found in bin with handgun near his right hand in Columbus , Ohio in November . Neuropathologist Dr Norman Lehman found evidence of prior concussive injury ; but not chronic traumatic encephalopathy ( CTE ) or other brain damage that could explain the death.