A student at a Los Angeles high school died Wednesday after falling from a fourth-story building, police said.
The boy’s fatal fall was reported at around 1 p.m. at Benjamin Franklin High School, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.
LAPD did not release the student’s name or age, identifying him only as a boy.
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Authorities respond to a medical emergency that prompted the lockdown of a high school in Highland Park, Wednesday, after a student died after falling from a fourth-story building. KTLA 5
The circumstances surrounding the fall remain under investigation, but police said there is no evidence of foul play. KTLA 5The circumstances surrounding the fall remain under investigation, but police said there is no evidence of foul play, according to NBC.
KTLA’s helicopter was over the scene around 3 p.m.; video showed a shoe on the ground beneath a taped-off area. A canopy was later put up.
The campus will remain on lockdown until law enforcement gives the all clear.
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