Less than a month after a student was killed in a car accident, the Hays High community is mourning the loss of a senior who passed away over the weekend.
Xavier Jacaman, 17, died of a possible self-inflicted gunshot wound, said Dennis Gutierrez, Hays County Sheriff’s Office public information officer, in an emailed response.
HCSO officials have not released any further details on Jacaman’s death, which is still under investigation. However, authorities are not calling the death suspicious at this time.
While the HCSO continues its investigation, Hays CISD officials scrambled to assist a Hays High community that has suffered the loss of another student. Late last month, Brynn Aylor, 16, of Buda, who was a member of the Hays High junior varsity softball team, was killed in a head-on collision along FM 2770.
Tim Savoy, Hays CISD public information officer, said district officials were notified of Jacaman’s death late Friday. Savoy said the district has no further information on a determination of the cause of death or the circumstances surrounding his death.
Savoy said the district had crisis counselors working with students and staff Monday at Hays High.
Jacaman was a “gifted student who proudly ran” on the Hays High cross country team and was studying to earn his Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) certification through Hays CISD’s Career and Technical Education (CTE) program.
In addition, the district learned Jacaman had planned to serve in the United States Army following graduation in seven weeks.
“It is a painful loss,” according to a Hays CISD Facebook post Monday. “Please keep Xavier’s family and dear friends in your thoughts and prayers during this very difficult time.”
