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Dad hits back at claims teen fell to his death while trying to film a stunt for social media

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Published 14:51 26 May 2023 GMT+1

Dad hits back at claims teen fell to his death while trying to film a stunt for social media

Anthony Luna died after falling from the 6th Street Viaduct in Los Angeles

Emily Brown

Emily Brown

The family of a 17-year-old boy who died in Los Angeles have denied a police chief's claims that he fell from a bridge while trying to film a stunt for social media.

Los Angeles Police Chief Michel Moore shared news of the teen's death on Tuesday (23 May), when he claimed he had been climbing on the city's iconic 6th Street Viaduct when he slipped and fell.

The bridge has been known to draw crowds since it first opened in July 2022, with police having responded to the scene repeatedly due to reports of drag racing and crashes.

Authorities were called again to the scene in the early hours of Saturday morning (20 May), where they found the teen, identified by his family as Anthony Luna, and transported him to hospital. The 17-year-old was sadly pronounced dead on arrival.

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Anthony Luna died after falling from the bridge.
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Los Angeles Police Chief Michel Moore claimed the teen fell 'when climbing upon one of the arches, in order to post, apparently, a social media broadcast'.

It's unclear exactly what the teen had allegedly been trying to broadcast, and where he was going to share it, but Moore added: “He slipped and fell to his death.”

“Tragically we see that location, while it has spawned a great deal of pride in Los Angeles, it has also unfortunately served as a backdrop now for tragedies such as this,” Moore continued.

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After Moore shared his statement, Anthony's family responded to the claims to say Anthony had not been taking part in a stunt for social media.

The police chief claimed Anthony fell while filming a stunt for social media.
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Instead, the family have insisted the fall was simply a tragic accident.

Anthony father, Paul Luna, told ABC7 that he had seen a video of the fall and that the teen was not planning to post footage on any sites.

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"The chief of police, they're stating that Anthony did it for a video stunt of some sort, maybe likes or something, but that's 100 percent false," Luna said. "He didn't even care about social media."

Luna claimed his son, who he described as a 'great kid', didn't even have his phone on him when he fell from the bridge.

Anthony's dad has claimed his son wasn't trying to film the stunt for social media.
ABC7

The father also stressed that authorities needed to take action to make the bridge safer, saying: "If they're so aware of all these things that are happening, we see that there's an issue here, what's the next step to prevent it?"

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In the hope of preventing other 'reckless actions' at the bridge, Moore said the LAPD will continue to carry out its added patrols.

Anthony's family is now planning their son's funeral, with a GoFundMe page having been set up to help the family fund the event.

UNILAD has contacted the LAPD for comment.

Featured Image Credit: ABC 7

Topics: Technology, US News, Los Angeles, Social Media

Emily Brown
Emily Brown

Emily Brown is UNILAD Editorial Lead at LADbible Group. She first began delivering news when she was just 11 years old - with a paper route - before graduating with a BA Hons in English Language in the Media from Lancaster University. Emily joined UNILAD in 2018 to cover breaking news, trending stories and longer form features. She went on to become Community Desk Lead, commissioning and writing human interest stories from across the globe, before moving to the role of Editorial Lead. Emily now works alongside the UNILAD Editor to ensure the page delivers accurate, interesting and high quality content.

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