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The family of the Hispanic teenager, who died over the weekend when he fell from the Sixth Street Bridge, refuted the versions of the authorities that the young man slipped from the structure when he was trying to do a trick on social networks.
Paul Luna, father of 17-year-old Anthony, said his son was a prankster and that he did not use social networks frequently.
Anthony Luna died at approximately 2:00 am this Saturday after falling from the bridge, where he was accompanied by several friends.
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The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) He considered that the incident occurred when the Hispanic teenager climbed one of the characteristic arches of the bridge, with the intention of posting the video on social networks.
However, the young man’s family argued that Anthony was jumping a fence and it wasn’t about doing a social media stunt.
“A video shows his friends jumping over the fence just to get a better view, it’s not a video or social media stunt,” Paul Luna told KTLA.
The relatives mentioned that it was only a child being a child, and that Anthony did not care about attracting attention or having any interaction through social networks.
What was supposed to be a fun night for Anthony and his friends turned into a tragedy when the high school senior apparently slipped while climbing a fence along the bridge.
Anthony He was taken to a hospital but was pronounced dead..
paul luna He denied that his son was climbing over one of the characteristic arches of the bridgeas the LAPD puts it.
The young man’s father mentioned that the reports that he died seeking fame on social networks are inaccurate and that they have only caused the grief over Anthony’s death to deepen.
The Sixth Street Bridge it has become a controversial point since it was inaugurated in July 2022.
Since its opening, the place has been the center of illegal street control takeovers, clandestine races and the victim of graffiti, for which reason the authorities were forced to close it on more than one occasion.
During the unauthorized filming of a music video, a shooting occurred that left one person dead.
There were also reports that a resident was held up at gunpoint and had two French bulldogs stolen from him.
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