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

By New York Post (U.S.) | Created at 2026-10-05 18:36:57 | Updated at 2026-10-05 19:15:49 44 minutes ago

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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.

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.

Student Xavier Nungaray-Martinez died after leaping from a fourth-floor balcony at his LA high school GoFundMe

Nungaray-Martinez was a student at Benjamin Franklin High School. He leapt from a fourth floor balcony. Obtained by the CA Post

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.”

Nungaray-Martinez died after falling off a fourth-floor balcony at the school in Highland Park. NBC 4 Los Angeles

Nungaray-Martinez, a senior at the school, had been bullied by another student. GoFundMe

A memorial is set up in front of Franklin High School in Highland Park after 17-year-old student Nungaray-Martinez died. NBC 4 Los Angeles

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.