Bed Bath & Beyond executive's death was suicide, medical examiner rules

The Bed Bath & Beyond executive who fell to his death from the iconic "Jenga Building" in New York City committed suicide, the New York Medical Examiner's Office determined Monday.

Reuters reports that 52-year-old chief financial officer Gustavo Arnal died from "multiple" blunt force trauma. Law enforcement sources previously said he didn't leave a suicide note or tell his wife anything before the jump.

His death follows company announcements of 150 store closures and layoffs, as well as a lawsuit filed last month against Arnal and the company for an alleged "pump and dump" scheme in which the CFO sold his shares after artificially inflating the stock.

It forecast a 26% decline in same-store sales for the second quarter.