Student dies after 4th-floor fall at high school in Highland Park, witnesses say

A student died at Benjamin Franklin High School in Highland Park, prompting a lockdown that lasted nearly three hours.
Summary by The Los Angeles Editorial Desk · Byline on the source page: Jericho Tran, as published by ABC7 Los Angeles (KABC) · · 1 min read

A student died at Benjamin Franklin High School in Highland Park, prompting a lockdown that lasted nearly three hours.

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