The parents of a college football cheerleader found dead have filed a $1 million lawsuit.
Brianna Aguilera, a 19-year-old college football cheerleader, was found dead in Austin, Texas during rivalry weekend. The college student was found dead at the bottom of an apartment complex. The Austin Police Department suggested that Aguilera took her own life, though the cheerleader’s mother strongly disagreed.
Stephanie Rodriguez, the mother of the deceased cheerleader, ripped Austin Police for their investigation.
“Please don’t believe this lazy investigator and Investigation!” Stephanie Rodriguez wrote on Facebook.
Now, the parents of the cheerleader have filed a $1 million lawsuit.
The lawsuit was filed against Austin Blacks Rugby Club and the University of Texas’ Latin Economics and Business Association. The seven-figure lawsuit accuses the two school organizations of allegedly serving their daughter alcohol before her death.
The lawsuit alleges that Aguilera was served her first drink around 6 p.m. She was allegedly continued to be served drinks for several hours, before stumbling away. Aguilera ended up at an apartment where she was supposed to spend the night. Ultimately, she fell to her death around midnight.
“We believe even more today this was not a suicide as has been suggested by police. This was either an accident or something much more sinister,” Tony Buzbee, lead attorney with the Buzbee Law Firm, who is representing Aguilera’s parents, said at a press conference.
He added: “If the police department will not do its job, then we will do it for them.”
Police disagree with Aguilera’s parents
The police said that they found a deleted suicide note on Aguilera’s phone. However, attorneys representing Aguilera’s family say that it was just a drafted essay.
An official cause of death has yet to be released. An investigation into the death remains to be underway.
