The Hamilton County Medical Examiner's Office has ruled that a fourth grader at Orchard Knob Elementary School took his own life.



Assistant Medical Examiner Dr. Steven Cogswell said the body was discovered on Tuesday night under an outside stairwell by an apartment complex in Avondale.



The body was reportedly found by his younger brother, who ran to get their mother.



Emergency responders tried unsuccessfully to revive the boy.



Bishop Kevin Adams claimed the boy had experienced a lot of bullying.

He said the boy's mother had reached out to school officials a number of times.County school officials said, according to the Orchard Knob principal, "There were no reports of bullying issues of which he was aware."Officials said the boy was "bright" and he "seemed to love school and excelled in the classroom."