Glenn dies in this season of the walking dead. see more photos after the cut

In the heart-stopping sequence, Glenn and Nicholas - who had previously attempted to murder him - scrambled on top of a dumpster while the zombies closed in all around them.

With nowhere to go, Nicholas turned to Glenn and thanked him for giving him a second
chance - before putting his gun to his own head and pulling the trigger.

A stunned Glenn has no time to react before the dead body slumps as knocks them both into the sea of ravenous walkers.

The final shot we see of Maggie's husband is his tortured face as decaying hands pull bloody entrails and feast on them.

However fans may cling to a glimmer of hope that it was only Nicholas's dead body the walkers were pulling apart, as it seemed to land squarely on top of Glenn, and that he may have scrambled under the dumpster afterward.

But is seems unlikely, as there was
 no where to go and he was surrounded by what seemed like thousands of the undead.

 Right now I feel like I have lost a family. Its so sad.