74-Year-Old Man Set Fire To Essex Apartment, Jumped To His Death, Officials Say

Baltimore (WJZ) — Baltimore County Fire Department Officials said a 74-year-old Essex antheral acceptable his 8th level flat connected occurrence and jumped from the 12th level aft an eviction dispute.

First responders arrived astatine the flat gathering astir 11 p.m. Sunday astatine the Essex Co-Op Apartment Complex successful the 1000 artifact of Franklin Ave.

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Firefighters recovered a tiny occurrence with dense fume successful the flat and a sprinkler strategy was already extinguishing the flames.

Officials said astatine 11:27 p.m., portion firefighters were moving connected the ground, the resident, identified arsenic David Boyd Thompson, jumped from the topmost floor. Officials said helium landed 2 feet distant from a skipper astatine the scene.

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Officials provided aesculapian care, but Thompson was recovered dormant astatine the scene.

Investigators said Thompson was scheduled to beryllium evicted aft being told helium could not fume successful the building, and judge helium acceptable the occurrence earlier committing suicide.

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The fire, which had aggregate sources, stayed contained successful the flat and nary residents were displaced.

CBS Baltimore Staff