Teenager dies falling from school balcony ‘after fight with student’

The student died of his injuries after being taken to the hospital (Picture: Getty)

A high school student died after falling from a four-storey building in Los Angeles after an ‘altercation’ between students.

Police and the fire department were called to Benjamin Franklin High School in Highland Park yesterday to reports of a student falling.

The student was taken to the hospital, where he died of his injuries, the Los Angeles Police Department confirmed.

The campus went into lockdown for hours after the tragedy. The name and age of the student have not been released yet.

Witnesses to the tragedy claimed the teenager fell after getting into an ‘altercation’ with another s...