Man Falls to his Death in Ballston
A man fell to his death from his apartment building in Ballston this morning.
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Updated: Arlington County Police Spokeswoman, Detective Crystal Nosal confirmed that a person, a male as far as she knows, did fall to his death in Ballston this morning. She said, "We are investigating this as a suicide and there is no sign that there were any gunshots involved."
She said that people could have heard other loud noises and attributed that sound to a gunshot, but the police have found no evidence of gunshots.
Nosal also confirmed that the person fell from an apartment building.
Because the sensitive nature of a suicide investigation, Patch will continue to report as much information as possible.
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Initial Report: Patch readers are reporting that a male fell to his death from an apartment building in Ballston on 9th Street, between N. Quincy and N. Randolph, just before 9 a.m. this morning.
Patch received a Breaking News Network alert at 9:11 a.m. that said: "VA| Arlington| Arlington| *Fatal Fall*| 9th St N at Randolph Towers| PD investigating a male who fell/jumped from an upper floor. Civilians also reporting possible shots fired prior to the incident|."
Lance
1:00 pm on Wednesday, April 6, 2011
Thanks, Abby, for reporting this story. Most of these stories go unreported. There was a guy who jumped from the top floor of Ballston Place Apts (901 N. Pollard Street) last August but nothing showed up in the press.
Raul Arenas
4:25 pm on Wednesday, April 6, 2011
I walked by the body little bit at 9:04 am
There were some 4 other people around on the phone, calling the police. He had a scared expression on his face while lying on the ground. God rest his soul..
michelle
11:00 am on Sunday, April 10, 2011
i'm sure he looked scared, wouldn't you? it's a high building. but in a strange way, thanks for that comment - as horrid as it is, our family has tons of unanswered questions, and while the rest don't really want those details, i do.
Racer
4:59 pm on Friday, April 8, 2011
I heard sound almost like a gun shot (or may be truck tire blow up) just few minutes before 9:00 am. The fire truck and ambulance arrived in like 5 minutes after that sound.
He was a white male with blue shirt and khaki pant dressed to go to the office...
michelle
10:59 am on Sunday, April 10, 2011
it was my uncle. and he wasn't going to the office, he always dressed that way.
and yeah, it was a suicide, and no, there wasn't any gunshot involved.