Make California Post a Preferred Source 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.
The teen died from multiple blunt traumatic injuries to the head and torso on September 30, the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner ruled Monday.
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.
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.
The attacker, wearing a black backpack, continued to throw punches, eventually knocking Nungaray-Martinez to the ground.
The video captured the classmate appearing to taunt Nungarary, saying, “Run, n—a — run.”
After getting back to his feet, Nungaray-Martinez ran into an outdoor hallway, with the other student following behind. Moments later, the teenager threw himself over a fourth-floor railing.
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.
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