Authorities in Texas have confirmed that the death of Texas A&M student Brianna Aguilera has been classified as a suicide. This conclusion comes despite her family’s claims that her passing was not an accident. Investigators discovered a deleted suicide note on her mobile phone, adding weight to their findings.

Aguilera was discovered deceased at an apartment in Austin just hours after attending a tailgate event for the Texas A&M vs. University of Texas football game. Her body was found around 12:50 a.m. on Saturday, following a 911 call reporting an unconscious person. Upon arrival, police discovered Aguilera had suffered fatal injuries consistent with a fall from a high floor, according to their statement.

Austin Police Chief Lisa Davis addressed the public in a Thursday press conference, explaining the decision to speak openly about the suicide, which is generally handled with discretion. “Inaccurate information has been circulating, causing harm to innocent individuals and their families through bullying and other means,” Chief Davis stated.

During the press briefing, authorities disclosed that they had retrieved a deleted suicide note from Aguilera’s phone, dated earlier in the week. Additionally, they uncovered messages sent to friends on the night of her death that suggested suicidal intentions. The investigation also revealed that Aguilera had previously expressed suicidal thoughts to friends, police reported.

The family has shared an image of Brianna Aguilera, the Texas A&M student who tragically died in Austin over the weekend. (Source: GoFundMe)

Authorities quickly ruled out homicide as the cause of Aguilera’s death, despite pushback and speculation from her family.

“This was not accidental. Someone killed my Brie and gave all the group of friends a lot of time to come up with the same story,” Aguilera’s mother, Stephanie Rodriguez, wrote on Facebook. “My daughter would not jump 17 stories from a building, and to be labeling this as a suicide is insane.” 

However, APD insisted that at no point did the investigation uncover any instances of criminal activity. 

Brianna Aguilera holds a sign congratulating her on her acceptance to Texas A&M. (Instagram/brie.aguilera)

“Our investigation has revealed that unfortunately, Brianna had made suicidal comments previously to friends back in October of this year,” Austin Police Det. Robert Marshall said. “This continued through the evening of her death with some self-harming actions earlier in the evening and a text message to another friend indicating the thought of suicide.” 

Earlier in the day on Friday, Aguilera was celebrating at the university’s tailgate when she “became intoxicated to a point where she was asked to leave,” Marshall added. 

Later in the evening, Aguilera told her friends she had lost her cellphone and asked to borrow someone’s phone to call her boyfriend. Witnesses reportedly heard the pair arguing, with the call ending at 12:44 a.m. — just two minutes before the 911 call was placed.

Brianna Aguilera was found dead hours after attending a tailgate party. (Facebook/Brie Aguilera)

Following her death, authorities subsequently performed a search of her phone, where they found a “deleted digital suicide note dated Tuesday, Nov. 25 of this year, which was written to specific people in her life,” Marshall said. 

Marshall added that, “Every friend and witness during this investigation has been nothing but forthcoming and open,” while stressing that the investigation never yielded evidence suggesting a crime occurred.

Aguilera’s family previously asserted that the college student “loved life” and “was excited to graduate and pursue her career in Law,” according to Rodriguez’s Facebook post. 

However, Austin Police Chief Lisa Davis defended the investigation’s findings at Thursday’s news conference, adding, “Sometimes, the truth doesn’t provide the answers we are hoping for.”