LOS ANGELES (KABC) — A 17-year-old student who fell from a fourth-floor balcony at a high school in Highland Park died by suicide, according to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner.
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The medical examiner identified the student as Xavier Nungaray-Martinez.
Nungaray-Martinez died Sept. 30 after falling from a fourth-floor balcony at Benjamin Franklin High School in Highland Park. The 17-year-old died from multiple blunt traumatic injuries to the head and torso, according to the medical examiner’s report.
The student’s family has said he was being bullied.
A classmate who was with Nungaray-Martinez moments before the incident said he fell after fighting with another student.
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If you are struggling with thoughts of suicide or worried about a friend or loved one, call or text the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988 for free, confidential emotional support 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
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