'I'm taking my life away because I'm tired of who I am': Tragic final Facebook post of student, 16, who killed himself in front of his high school class



Adrian Alvarez committed suicide in a courtyard on the campus of Lanier High School in Austin



A 16-year-old Texas student who shot himself in front of his high school class posted a heart-rending suicide note on Facebook hours before he killed himself, it has been revealed.



Hours before his very public death on Tuesday, Adrian Alvarez wrote: 'I'm taking my life away...because of I'm tired of being who I am.

'I have given my mom a lot of trouble and pain and I just want to say I'm sorry.'

Alvarez, who is the father of a young son, asked his friends to look after his child and the baby's mother, as well as his own mother.



Adrian Alvarez, seen here with his young son, asked his friends to look after his family after he was gone

Tragic: This is the heartbreaking message Alvarez posted on his Facebook page just before he took his own life

He also posted a picture of himself holding a semiautomatic pistol to his face.



Alvarez shot himself in a courtyard at Lanier High School in Austin at lunchtime on Tuesday.

Witnesses said he was sitting alone when he suddenly pulled out a pistol and fired.

Diana Vazquez, the teen's mother, told KVUE-TV that her son called her Tuesday morning and said he was sick and asked if she would write let him leave school. She told him no.

His last words to her were: 'I love you mom. She responded: 'I love you too.'

The 17-year-old died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound in a courtyard on the campus of Lanier High School in Austin, Texas

The name of the 17-year-old who took his own life was not revealed by school authorities

She said she had no idea that her son was suicidal. She said she wishes someone would have paid more attention to her son and picked up on the fact that he was preparing to take his own life.



'I guess the thing was that no one took him seriously,' Vazquez told the TV station. 'They thought "no he's kidding. He's not. I don't think he'll do it."'



A lock-down was put in place on the school campus, according to a tweet from S uperintendent Dr. Meria Carstarphen.

Mourning: Diana Vazquez said someone should have been watching for warning signs that her son was suicidal

A school statement read : 'We are saddened by this tragic loss. Our thoughts are with the family.'

The superintendent informed parents of the tragic incident via emails and phone calls and told them they were free to come pick up their children from school.



Ms Carstarphen says counselors will be provided to meet with students.

For confidential help, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255 or visit http://www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org/.







