Event Brief
Autopsy cannot determine whether Los Alamos worker died by suicide
By The BriefBrief · Sources (2)
Filed: Aug 18, 2026 at 10:09 PM ET
Summary: An autopsy found Melissa Casias died from a gunshot wound to the head but the manner of death was undetermined.
WHO: New Mexico Office of the Medical Investigator
WHAT: Released autopsy report found cause of death was a gunshot wound to the head and manner of death was undetermined.
WHEN: Jul 31, 2026 at 8:00 PM ET
WHERE: Los Alamos National Laboratory, remote national forest, New Mexico
WHY: No specific cause was reported for whether the shooting was self-inflicted.
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