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Brianna Aguilera’s Family Files Wrongful-Death Suit, Presents Neighbor Who Disputes Police Timeline

The official cause remains pending with Austin police pointing to phone evidence of self-harm in an open case.

Overview

  • The family filed a Travis County lawsuit seeking at least $1 million against the Austin Blacks Rugby Club and the UT Latin Economics and Business Association, alleging illegal over-serving of alcohol to the 19-year-old at a tailgate.
  • At a Houston news conference, neighbor Dana Rodriguez said she heard arguing around 12:30 a.m. near the 17th-floor unit and reported that police did not interview her, which the family’s attorney says undercuts the public timeline.
  • Austin police have described evidence consistent with self-harm, including a deleted document they characterized as a suicide note and prior suicidal comments, and have said they found no indication of criminal activity.
  • APD’s timeline states Aguilera left the tailgate intoxicated, arrived at 21 Rio around 11 p.m., used a friend’s phone at 12:43 a.m. to argue with her boyfriend, and was found unresponsive minutes later below the building.
  • The Travis County Medical Examiner has not completed the autopsy that will determine cause and manner of death, and the family’s lawyers have signaled interest in an independent review.