Person Falls From Balboa Street Fire Escape, Dies

An unidentified person fell to their death from a fire escape at 4730 Balboa near La Playa around 3 a.m. this morning. "The victim had fallen approximately 25 feet from the 2nd story fire escape of the building," reports Richmond Blog. "Hugh of ob-kc.com lives close by and reported from the scene that the victim suffered 'massive head trauma' and that there was a large amount of blood." The cause of the fall is under investigation. [RB]