Overview
- At a Dec. 4 briefing, Austin police said evidence indicates the 19-year-old died by suicide and that no evidence points to criminal activity.
- Detectives cited a deleted Nov. 25 digital note on Aguilera’s phone, witness interviews, building surveillance, self-harm indications, and a text about suicidal thoughts.
- APD’s timeline places Aguilera at a tailgate where witnesses say she was intoxicated and lost her phone, at a 17th-floor apartment later that night, and on a brief call with her boyfriend minutes before a 911 report.
- On Dec. 5, attorneys Tony Buzbee and Javier Gamez disputed APD’s conclusion, announced plans to request a Texas Rangers investigation, and said they are preparing a packet for the governor.
- Police say the investigation remains open and the medical examiner’s formal determination is pending, while Aguilera’s family maintains she was not suicidal.