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Student Dies After Fall From Fourth-Floor Balcony at Franklin High School

LAPD is reviewing video plus witness accounts in an active death probe that will determine whether the classroom altercation prompts criminal charges

Xavier Nungarary's parent started a GoFundMe after his death from the fall at Franklin High School.
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A student died after falling from a four-story building Wednesday at Benjamin Franklin High School in Los Angeles’ Highland Park neighborhood, authorities said. (Google Maps)
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Overview

  • A male student fell from a fourth-floor balcony at Benjamin Franklin High School in Highland Park and later died after being taken to a hospital, an event that occurred on Wednesday during the school day.
  • Multiple bystander videos and witnesses show a classroom fight and a hallway chase directly before the fall, and some footage has been reported to include a punch and an apparent racial slur.
  • The Los Angeles Police Department is leading an active death investigation, reviewing surveillance, the circulating videos and witness statements while saying it has found no evidence of foul play so far.
  • Family members and classmates have identified the teen as 17-year-old Xavier and held a vigil, and LAUSD has reopened the campus with crisis counselors available though no charges have been publicly filed.
  • The case has raised local demands for answers about bullying, adult supervision and school safety, and investigators’ findings could prompt disciplinary or criminal action and reviews of district protocols.