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A video circulating online shows moments leading up to a fatal incident at Benjamin Franklin High School in Los Angeles where a teenage boy jumped from the fourth floor after being bullied by another student who punched him and mocked him with racial slurs. The victim fell down before running out of the classroom, and shortly after was seen throwing himself off a railing; he died from his fall despite emergency medical assistance. In response to the tragedy, school officials have implemented lockdown procedures and mental health support for students affected by the event.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-02,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
On September 30, Xavier Nungarary, a 17-year-old senior at Benjamin Franklin High School in Highland Park, California, died after falling from the fourth floor of his school building. The incident occurred around 1 pm while some students were leaving for lunch. According to video footage, Nungarary was involved in a physical altercation with another student inside a classroom before fleeing and jumping over a railing. Witnesses described hearing loud noises as he fell. Despite emergency services rushing him to the hospital, Nungarary was pronounced dead shortly after.
The Los Angeles Police Department has opened an investigation into the incident but determined there was no foul play involved. Video evidence shows another student verbally bullying and physically assaulting Nungarary before he ran out of the classroom and jumped from the building. The identity of the attacker remains unknown, though police are interviewing witnesses and reviewing footage.
School officials have stated that mental health professionals will be available to support students who may need counseling following this tragic event.
Written for “High School Bullying Tragedy” on 2026-10-05,
grounded in this article and the 7 other(s) covering the same event.
Chilling video shows the seconds before a teen jumped to his death off the fourth floor of a Los Angeles high school on Wednesday — and the terrible bullying he endured.
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he → chill → Wednesday
The video shows the teen in a Benjamin Franklin High School classroom in Highland Park before he died.
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he → show → Park
Another teen boy is seen goading him into a fight and then punching the victim in the face.
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boy → see → face
He falls down and is seen running out of the classroom.
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He → fall → classroom
The attacker can be heard on the video saying, “Run, n—a — run.”
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attacker → hear → video
Another video seconds later showed the teen throwing himself off a railing.
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teen → show → railing
The fall was fatal and was reported around 1 p.m. Wednesday, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.
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fall → report → Department
An ambulance rushed the teen to the hospital but he was later pronounced dead.
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he → rush → hospital
The identity of the teen or the suspected bully has not been released.
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identity → suspect → teen
A horrified witness described what happened at the school.
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what → describe → school
I hear stuff rumbling, falling, and I look up and I see kids fighting.
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kids → hear → ?
I see a kid getting hurt pretty bad… [he] throws himself over the fourth floor,” a witness told FOX 11.
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witness → see → FOX
In an email sent to parents on Wednesday, Principal Marine Davtyan stated: “The safety and wellbeing of our students and staff continues to be our top priority.
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safety → send → students
A medical emergency has required our school to go into a ‘lockdown.’”
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emergency → require → lockdown
School officials also said “mental health professionals and support staff will be available throughout the day” Thursday “to provide counseling, support, and a safe space for students who may wish to talk.”
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who → say → students
The LAPD has not released the student’s name or age, and no formal charges against the aggressor have been announced so far.
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charges → release → aggressor
All campus gates will remain closed until law enforcement authorizes the school to reopen.
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school → remain → ?