LOS ANGELES — A Los Angeles high school student died Wednesday after witnesses said he fell from a fourth-floor balcony.<\/p>\n
Police were called to Benjamin Franklin High School shortly after 1 p.m. after witnesses said a student fell to his death and landed in the high school’s quad. A white tent was then set up on campus.<\/p>\n
Welly Eng said the student fell from the fourth floor of the school building. Another student, Andrew Rivera, described hearing a “big thump” and later learned the school had been placed on lockdown.<\/p>\n
The Los Angeles School Police Department described the situation as a “medical emergency,” and students remained under lockdown for nearly three hours while the investigation continued.<\/p>\n
Jessica Gomez, a parent, said she was shaken after hearing what had happened.<\/p>\n
“I heard a kid fell off the fourth floor. My heart was racing. I had to call my children to see if they were OK because no parent wants to have that phone call saying that your son or daughter unfortunately died,” Gomez said.<\/p>\n
Students said the teen fell after a dispute with another student.<\/p>\n
“The altercation occurred with the student and another student, which after that happened the student ran, of course and then fell,” Eng said.<\/p>\n
Gomez urged parents to address bullying behavior.<\/p>\n
“If you know your kid is bullying somebody, even if it’s as a joke, stop them there before it gets worse,” she said.<\/p>\n
By Wednesday evening, a growing memorial had formed outside the gates of Benjamin Franklin High School as students remembered their classmate.<\/p>\n
Police have not released the name of the student who died or further details about the incident.<\/p>\n
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