Overview
- Austin police say the investigation remains open, reiterating they have not determined the cause or manner of death and citing a suicide note and other self-harm evidence with no signs of foul play.
- The family disputes that account, with Brianna Aguilera’s mother saying her daughter was not suicidal and noting her phone had been on Do Not Disturb the night she died.
- Buzbee says he will release pertinent findings and plans a formal request to Governor Greg Abbott for a Texas Rangers review.
- Police have outlined a timeline showing Aguilera leaving a tailgate intoxicated, arriving at the 21 Rio Apartments, borrowing a phone at 12:43 a.m. for a brief call with her boyfriend, and then going over a balcony, though investigators previously said no one witnessed the fall.
- Buzbee challenges the police narrative, arguing the balcony’s railing height and lack of furniture call into question whether she could have jumped; Aguilera died after a fall from the 17th floor on Nov. 29, 2025.