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The LAPD states they have not found evidence linking alleged bullying to the death of 17-year-old Xavier Nungaray-Martinez, who fell from a fourth-floor balcony at Benjamin Franklin High School on September 30. Despite video footage showing a confrontation involving physical assault, police say their investigation is ongoing and has yet to establish a direct connection between bullying and his suicide. The department emphasizes that the final autopsy report and further review of reports are necessary before drawing conclusions about the cause of death.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-08,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
On Wednesday around 1pm, Xavier Nungarary, a 17-year-old senior at Benjamin Franklin High School in Highland Park, California, fell from the fourth floor of his school building after being involved in a fight caught on video. Police and school officials confirmed that no foul play was involved but declined to provide more details about the incident due to privacy laws. The LAPD is investigating the circumstances leading up to Nungarary's fatal fall, which witnesses described as a bullying incident where another student punched him before he fled through an outdoor hallway and jumped over a railing.
The school principal stated that mental health professionals will be available on Thursday for counseling support but did not disclose any identity information about the victim. Videos obtained by media outlets show Nungarary being taunted and physically assaulted in a classroom, after which he ran out of the building and fell from the fourth floor shortly afterward.
Written for “High School Bullying Tragedy” on 2026-10-08,
grounded in this article and the 8 other(s) covering the same event.
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The LAPD says it still can’t connect alleged bullying to the death of a Los Angeles high school student who went over a fourth-floor railing after a brutal classroom clash — despite his family’s claims and video showing the confrontation that preceded his fatal fall.
uncertain
that → say → fall
Xavier Nungaray-Martinez, 17, died Sept. 30 at Benjamin Franklin High School in Highland Park.
asserted
Martinez → die → Park
The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner later ruled the manner of death suicide, finding multiple blunt traumatic injuries to the teen’s head and torso.
asserted
Examiner → rule → head
But the police investigation isn’t over, and detectives say they’re still trying to piece together what happened in the moments before Nungaray-Martinez went over the railing.
asserted
Martinez → say → railing
“At this preliminary stage of the investigation, detectives have not identified evidence establishing a connection between allegations of bullying and the student’s death,” the LAPD said Wednesday.
asserted
detectives → identify → bullying
The department said its Robbery-Homicide Division is reviewing reports that bullying may have played a role, while also examining other factors and waiting for the final autopsy report.
uncertain
bullying → say → report
Police cautioned that their preliminary assessment should not be treated as a final determination.
asserted
assessment → caution → determination
The video from inside the school provides a grim glimpse of what happened before the fall.
asserted
what → provide → fall
Broadcast footage shows Nungaray-Martinez being confronted by another student while an elderly teacher tries to intervene.
asserted
teacher → show → student
The student in the black backpack repeatedly punches him, eventually knocking him to the floor.
asserted
student → punch → floor
Then comes the chilling moment captured on video, with the classmate apparently taunting him: “Run, n—a, run.”
asserted
classmate → come → him
Nungaray-Martinez gets back up and races from the classroom into an outdoor hallway.
asserted
Martinez → get → hallway
The other student follows behind.
asserted
student → follow → ?
Moments later, the teenager goes over the fourth-floor railing.
asserted
teenager → go → railing
His stepmother has said bullying was nothing new for the teen.
asserted
bullying → say → teen
She told CBS Los Angeles that he was bullied regularly but was afraid to report it because he believed he could wind up being punished instead of those doing the bullying.
uncertain
he → tell → bullying
“He was scared that he was going to end up getting punished instead of the bullies,” she told the station.
asserted
she → scar → station
So far, however, investigators say they have not established a link between those allegations and the death.
asserted
they → say → allegations
The school was locked down after the Sept. 30 incident, and a vigil followed the next evening, with relatives, classmates and community members leaving candles, flowers and other memorials.
asserted
relatives → lock → candles
Benjamin Franklin High School reopened the following day, a decision that drew criticism from some, while additional mental health professionals were made available to students.
asserted
professionals → reopen → students
Netza Ortiz, a Los Angeles School Police Department public information officer, urged families to keep tabs on their children.
asserted
Ortiz → urge → children
“We encourage families to check in with their children and remind them that it is okay to seek support when needed,” Ortiz wrote.
asserted
Ortiz → encourage → support
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