The search for a missing University of Cincinnati student came to an end Monday night.
Cincinnati police said they found Brogan Dulle’s body in Mount Auburn in a building near where he went missing.
Police were called to a building at 173 East McMillan Street at about 9 p.m. Monday on a report of a possible breaking & entering.
Workers told WLWT News 5's Brian Hamrick that a window on the top floor of the building was found broken.
Timeline: Brogan Dulle disappearance
Police said Dulle’s body was found in a vacant part of the building, which is next door to the apartment building where he lived.
Dulle went missing early last Sunday after leaving his apartment to look for a lost cell phone. Surveillance video showed a man believed to be Dulle walking both directions on McMillan near his apartment building.
Since last week, volunteers have searched many neighborhoods and passed out thousands of fliers of Dulle, hoping for leads. A reward of $30,000 was offered.
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Officers said the owner of the building reported something suspicious at about 9 p.m. Monday. The building is partially occupied, and the vacant portions are undergoing renovations, police said.
Cincinnati Police Chief Jeffrey Blackwell said there was no indication of foul play in Dulle's death, which is believed to have been self-inflicted.
Police said the Hamilton County Coroner's Office has not officially ruled on the manner of death.
A post on the Help Find Brogan Dulle Facebook page read, "The Dulle family has been informed that Brogan has been found deceased. Brogan’s family is heartbroken by the loss of their beloved son and brother. The family is overwhelmingly grateful for the love, prayers, support (and) time given by the Cincinnati community. I ask for us all to respect the need for the family to grieve and support one another in privacy at this time."
The area around the home had been canvassed in the search, but not the inside of the home, police said.
"We certainly have searched the exterior of this building extensively. We did not see any sight of him," Blackwell said, noting that the building was secured. "I think it would have been a difficult place for somebody to discover him unless you were inside."
"There was a lot of people looking for him, and to have an ending like this, it's heartbreaking," Dave Rader of the Ohio chapter of Texas Equusearch said.
UC President Santa Ono released a statement Tuesday that read in part, ""Brogan was part of our university family, and our hearts are heavy with the news of this devastating loss. On behalf of the University of Cincinnati, I want to express our deepest condolences to his parents, siblings, family and friends. Our thoughts and prayers are with all who knew and loved him. I also want to extend my admiration and appreciation to the caring and dedicated corps of volunteers and law enforcement officials who never gave up hope. The outpouring of support and sympathy from the broader community has been truly humbling."
Ono later posted on Twitter that a student-led vigil would take place Wednesday night at 9 p.m. at the TUC steps at McMicken Commons.
The Turpin Hills Swim and Racquet Club, where Dulle worked as a coach, released a statement that read in part, "As swim coach, Brogan demonstrated outstanding leadership, compassion and a love both for swimming and for the children he coached. The outpouring of support he and his family have received over the last week is evidence that Brogan made an indelible impact on our community that will be felt for a long time."
"There were, they said, over 200 different search teams out here looking for him, and it just kind of says ... we do come together at times like this and it's good to know that people have your back whether you knew him or not," neighbor Ally Wilkes said.
Cincinnati police will have a news conference at 2 p.m. Tuesday.
WLWT News 5 will have more on this story as it becomes available.
Timeline: Brogan Dulle's disappearance
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