{"id":425829,"date":"2025-12-05T06:11:17","date_gmt":"2025-12-05T06:11:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/425829\/"},"modified":"2025-12-05T06:11:17","modified_gmt":"2025-12-05T06:11:17","slug":"san-antonio-father-shares-story-of-sons-death-after-similarities-with-brianna-aguilera-case-emerge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/425829\/","title":{"rendered":"San Antonio father shares story of son\u2019s death after similarities with Brianna Aguilera case emerge"},"content":{"rendered":"

SAN ANTONIO<\/strong> \u2013 One San Antonio father said a high-profile investigation feels all too familiar. <\/p>\n

Texas A&M student Brianna Aguilera<\/a>, 19, died last weekend in Austin after falling from a 17-story apartment complex balcony.<\/p>\n

When Ezechiel Hernandez heard Aguilera\u2018s story, he said the parallels of his own son\u2019s death were shocking. <\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s just so similar to my son,\u201d he said. \u201cHow does this happen?\u201d <\/p>\n

Ezechiel Hernandez\u2019s son, Grant, 19, died in January 2019. He was also a Texas A&M student visiting a friend at the University of Texas at Austin. <\/p>\n

The Travis County Medical Examiner ruled his death a suicide, per documents provided to KSAT by Hernandez. <\/p>\n

Hernandez said drugs were also found in Grant\u2019s system. <\/p>\n

\u201cHe fell 250 feet from the 18th floor,\u201d Hernandez said. \u201cHe apparently just hallucinated, and it affected him in a very bad way.\u201d <\/p>\n

When news broke about Aguilera this week, Hernandez said he saw the similarities and felt compelled to share his son\u2019s story. <\/p>\n

>> <\/b>What we know about Texas A&M student Brianna Aguilera\u2019s death in Austin<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cI just want her parents to know that something similar, same place, happened,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n

Hernandez\u2019s son and Aguilera went to the same school, were the same age and both fell from an apartment complex balcony. A spokesperson with the Austin Police Department confirmed with KSAT on Thursday they both died at the same complex, 21 Rio. <\/p>\n

\u201cWe were in search of answers too, and we never quite got the answers I felt like we wanted,\u201d Hernandez said. \u201cThere\u2019s got to be some accountability somewhere.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hernandez said his son\u2019s case is closed. <\/p>\n

Aguilera\u2019s parents have retained attorneys<\/a> and are set to have a news conference Friday in Houston.<\/p>\n

If you or someone you know <\/a>is struggling with mental health or thoughts of suicide, call 988 or text TALK to 741-741.<\/p>\n

You can also reach out to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention<\/a> (AFSP) or the National Alliance of Mental Illness<\/a> (NAMI) at 210-223-7233 (SAFE) or 800-316-9241. You can also text NAMI to 741-741.<\/p>\n

Read also:<\/b><\/p>\n

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