By Alex Greig PUBLISHED: 23:35 EST, 18 November 2013 | UPDATED: 17:00 EST, 22 December 2013 The parents of a teenager who committed suicide on July 17 have filed a claim against their city for negligence after police failed to follow up the boy's social media post stating his intention to kill himself. Matthew Cline was a 17-year-old high school football player when he shot himself in the head at home with a gun belonging to his parents. His parents say that on July 16, their son posted on social media site iFunny: 'My name is Matthew Cline. This will be my last post on ifunny as I will be committing suicide tonight.'
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Matthew Cline, 17, posted about his intention to kill himself on July 16 on site iFunny
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Ana Gutierrez, 17, saw the post and tracked down Cline's details
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She passed on the information to police
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Cline's parents claim that if police had followed up on the call, their son would still be alive
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Matthew Cline shot himself in the head on July 17
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The Clines have filed a claim against the city for negligence
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