Crime & Safety

Person Falls To Death From DTLA High-Rise

The individual either jumped or fell about 11 stories from the building Wednesday on South Figueroa Street in Los Angeles, officials said.

The Los Angeles Fire Department was called to the scene shortly after 10 a.m.
The Los Angeles Fire Department was called to the scene shortly after 10 a.m. (Renee Schiavone/Patch)

LOS ANGELES, CA — A person fell or jumped from a high-rise building in downtown Los Angeles Wednesday and died, authorities said.

Firefighters sent to the 100 block of South Figueroa Street at about 10:05 a.m. on a report of a jumper reported that the person had fallen about 11 stories, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department.

According to the Los Angeles Police Department, the person was outside a window, jumped or fell from the building, and was fatally injured.

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