Laken Riley's Cause of Death Revealed After She's Killed During Jog on University of Georgia Campus

Jose Ibarra has been charged with murder in connection with the death of 22-year-old Laken Riley

Authorities have released the cause of death in the killing of Laken Riley, the 22-year-old nursing student who disappeared while on a jog on a Georgia college campus last week.

Riley, a student at Augusta University's campus in Athens, Ga., died from blunt force trauma to the head, Sonny Wilson, the coroner at the Athens-Clarke County Coroner's Office and Morgue, confirms to PEOPLE.

Jose Ibarra, 26, has been charged in connection with Riley’s death, according to an arrest affidavit reviewed by PEOPLE.

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Riley was reported missing by a friend after she did not return from her jog on the University of Georgia campus on Thursday.

Her body was found later that day in the woods behind Lake Herrick and she was “unconscious and not breathing, and had visible injuries” the UGA Police Department said in a statement.

Georgia officials have since revealed gruesome details about the killing and accused Ibarra of “disfiguring her skull,” according to an arrest affidavit reviewed by PEOPLE.

Ibarra is also accused of using “an object” to harm Riley during the incident, the affidavit states. Ibarra also “physically” hindered the victim from making a 911 call, the affidavit claims, adding that he also allegedly dragged her body to a secluded area.

Ibarra was arrested on Friday and has been charged with several offenses, including murder, kidnapping and assault, online court records show.

Related: Court Documents Detail Brutal Killing of Laken Riley, Georgia Nursing Student Slain While Jogging

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UGA police said Ibarra is not a student at the university. He did not know Riley and police believe he acted alone, they said.

Ibarra is a Venezuelan citizen who entered the U.S. unlawfully in 2022, according to immigration authorities, CBS reported.

He is being held without bail in Clarke County, online records show. Attorneys listed for him did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comments.

Records do not indicate if he has entered a plea to the charges he is facing.

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