Man Jumps to His Death From DC Radio Tower After 60-Hour Barricade Situation

Man jumps to his death from DC radio tower after 60-hour barricade situation

A man who climbed a radio tower on the campus of American University earlier this week died Friday morning after jumping from the structure, bringing a tense, multiday barricade standoff to an end. Authorities have now opened a death investigation. Police said the man, who has not been publicly identified, appeared to be in the middle of a mental health crisis. The tower, which belongs to WAMU-FM and stands approximately 321 feet tall, became th…

Man Jumps From AU Radio Tower in Apparent Suicide - Washingtonian

Photograph by Katie Doran.A man who climbed a radio tower at American University on Tuesday jumped from the structure Friday morning in what appears to be a suicide, police say. The man, who has yet to be identified, climbed halfway up the 321-foot-high tower and refused to come down. Officials on the scene Thursday told Washingtonian they were in communication with the man via a cell phone they’d managed to get to him. They said the man threate…

Man Jumps From WAMU/WTOP Radio Tower After 3 Days

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