According to a letter released March 4 from ERC Dean Patricia L. Scott, Martinez fell from Pangea Parking Structure to his death in an accident. He was 21 years old.
According to a March 4 UCPD crime log/media bulletin, Martinez was reported to have fallen accidentally from the fifth floor stairwell in Pangea Parking Structure at 2:42 a.m.
Martinez, a mechanical and aerospace engineering major, was a member of the Sigma Alpha Mu fraternity, the a capella group Frequency and was, most recently, an intern for Ducommun AeroStructures.
According to the official notification of death sent by Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs Penny Rue, Martinez is survived by his sister Carinna Martinez and his brother Gabriel Martinez.