Texas A&M student found dead after tailgate party – police says it’s suicide, her mother knows they’re ignoring evidence

A Texas A&M student was found dead outside an Austin apartment building early morning, and her mother is now questioning the police explanation. Brianna Aguilera, who was studying to become a lawyer, was discovered unresponsive just hours after attending the Texas-Texas A&M football game.

Austin police arrived at the scene near the University of Texas campus and declared the woman dead at 12:57 AM. Police say they don’t think the death is suspicious and are not treating it as a murder case. The Travis County Medical Examiner’s Office will decide the official cause of death, which could take several months.

But according to Daily Mail, Brianna’s mother, Stephanie Rodriguez, says the police story doesn’t add up. Officers told her that Brianna jumped from the 17th floor of an off-campus apartment building. Rodriguez doesn’t believe this explanation at all.

The mother claims police are ignoring evidence of a fight

Rodriguez pointed out major problems with what police told her. “There are a lot of inconsistencies with the story,” she told the media. “He told me they said she jumped, and then he told me that the friends said they didn’t know her whereabouts.”

Rodriguez insists her daughter was not suicidal. Brianna was doing well at The Bush School of Government & Public Service at Texas A&M and was only one year away from getting her Aggie ring. The Laredo native had graduated Magna Cum Laude from United High School and was a cheerleader who loved football games.

The mother believes someone among the 15 people inside the apartment that night knows what really happened. Like a Texas woman who discovered shocking truths after years of trust, Rodriguez says she has text messages proving there was a fight earlier that evening. 

“There was a fight that happened between my daughter and another girl, and they were all staying in the same apartment that I have actual text messages of, and the detective just disregarded them,” Rodriguez said.

When the Daily Mail asked the Austin Police about these claims, they only repeated their earlier statement. The investigation stays open, but police maintain they don’t suspect foul play. Cases involving Texas women facing unexpected confrontations have drawn attention recently, highlighting how quickly situations can escalate. The family created a GoFundMe page to help with costs, and the community has donated over $23,000 as of Monday evening.