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Bullied high schooler jumps to his death after brutal punch from classmate

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Banchariya, S. (2026, October 1). Bullied high schooler jumps to his death after brutal punch from classmate. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/10/01/us-news/la-high-schooler-jumps-to-his-death-after-classmate-bullying/

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A high school student at Benjamin Franklin High School in Highland Park jumped from a four-story building after being punched by a classmate during a physical altercation that was captured on video. The incident occurred around 1 p.m. Wednesday, with an elderly teacher attempting unsuccessfully to intervene between the two students before one of them, who was verbally threatened and physically assaulted, ran and then leaped over a railing to his death. The school went into lockdown following the fatal fall, and while no formal charges have been filed against the aggressor, the LAPD has not released any identifying information about the involved students.

Written by AI on 2026-10-01, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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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.

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The Benjamin Franklin High School student who jumped to his death from a four-story building in Highland Park was punched in the face by another classmate before he leaped over a school railing, new video shows. asserted

video → jump → railing

The now-deceased student was verbally and physically assaulted by a fellow classmate Wednesday in new video as an elderly teacher desperately tried to separate the two. asserted

teacher → decease → two

The attacker lands a punch to the face of the other student, knocking him to the ground. asserted

attacker → land → ground

As the now-deceased student gets back up to his feet, the attacker can be heard on the video saying, “Run, n—a — run.” asserted

attacker → decease → video

The student who was punched is then seen running through an outdoor hallway, several stories up, as the student who punched him follows behind before the first student leaps over the railing to the ground below. asserted

student → punch → ground

Student witnesses were left stunned, repeating, “Oh my God!” in the video. asserted

witnesses → leave → video

The camera briefly pans down to the ground, showing the deceased student lying motionless. asserted

student → pan → ground

According to the Los Angeles Police Department, the fatal fall was reported around 1 p.m. Wednesday. uncertain

fall → accord → p.m.

“I hear stuff rumbling, falling, and I look up and I see kids fighting. asserted

kids → hear → ?

I see a kid getting hurt pretty bad… asserted

kid → see → ?

[he] throws himself over the fourth floor,” a witness told FOX 11. asserted

witness → throw → 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. asserted

safety → send → students

A medical emergency has required our school to go into a ‘lockdown.’” asserted

emergency → require → lockdown

The LAPD has not released the students’ name or age, and no formal charges against the aggressor have been announced so far. asserted

charges → release → aggressor

All campus gates will remain closed until law enforcement authorizes the school to reopen. asserted

school → remain → ?

Bullied high schooler jumps to his death after brutal punch from classmate

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