A classroom confrontation at Benjamin Franklin Senior High School in Highland Park, Los Angeles, ended in tragedy when a student died after going over a fourth-floor railing, with video circulating online appearing to show him being punched during a fight shortly before. Authorities have not publicly determined what led to the fall.
The student was taken to hospital by Los Angeles firefighters after the incident at around 1pm on Wednesday, 30 September, but he died from his injuries. The Los Angeles Police Department described him as a male juvenile, and authorities have not publicly identified him. KTLA reported that he was a senior.
