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Bullied high schooler’s cause of death revealed by coroner after horrific final moment caught on camera

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Khan, Z. (2026, October 5). Bullied high schooler’s cause of death revealed by coroner after horrific final moment caught on camera. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/10/05/us-news/cause-of-death-listed-for-bullied-la-student-who-jumped-from-high-school/

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Xavier Nungaray-Martinez, a 17-year-old student at Benjamin Franklin High School in Los Angeles, died by suicide after being severely beaten by a classmate and falling over a fourth-floor railing. The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner ruled that the cause of death was multiple blunt traumatic injuries to the head and torso on September 30. Video footage showed Nungaray-Martinez being verbally taunted and punched inside a classroom as his teacher tried to intervene, with the attacker telling him to run before he fell over the railing. The article highlights the impact of long-term bullying on the victim who was described by his family as caring but hesitant to speak up about his experiences.

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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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Xavier Nungaray-Martinez, the 17-year-old Benjamin Franklin High School student who was pummeled by a classmate before falling over a fourth-floor railing, died by suicide, according to officials. uncertain

who → pummel → officials

The teen died from multiple blunt traumatic injuries to the head and torso on September 30, the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner ruled Monday. asserted

Examiner → die → September

The medical examiner determined the manner of death was suicide, a finding that adds a new development to the LAPD’s ongoing investigation into the teenager’s final moments. asserted

that → determine → moments

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Sign → sign → California

Disturbing video of his final moments showed Nungaray-Martinez being verbally taunted and repeatedly punched by a classmate inside a classroom as an elderly teacher desperately tried to intervene. asserted

teacher → show → classroom

The attacker, wearing a black backpack, continued to throw punches, eventually knocking Nungaray-Martinez to the ground. asserted

attacker → wear → ground

The video captured the classmate appearing to taunt Nungarary, saying, “Run, n—a — run.” asserted

classmate → capture → Nungarary

Nungaray-Martinez’s family has said he experienced bullying throughout high school, describing him as a caring and quiet teenager who was hesitant to speak up about what he was experiencing. asserted

he → say → what

Bullied high schooler’s cause of death revealed by coroner after horrific final moment caught on camera

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