Police investigating 18-year-old man’s fall from parking structure as suicide

The Ann Arbor Police Department and Huron Valley Ambulance responded to a call about a man jumping from an Ann Arbor parking structure on Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2023.

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ANN ARBOR, MI -- The death of an 18-year-old Canton man who died falling from a downtown Ann Arbor parking structure is being investigated as suicide, police confirmed.

“Security video from the parking garage matches the witness statement – with the video showing the deceased climb over the fencing on top of the structure, then falling to the ground,” Ann Arbor Police Department spokesperson Chris Page wrote in an email to MLive/The Ann Arbor News. “The witness nor did the video show anyone else on the rooftop at the time of the incident.”

Police and Huron Valley Ambulance responded to a call around 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 25, stating someone was jumping off the Ann-Ashley parking structure in downtown Ann Arbor.

Next of kin has been notified. The man was not a student in Ann Arbor, Page pointed out.

Ann Arbor City Council has previously urged the Downtown Development Authority to install better barriers in downtown parking garages to curb suicide attempts.

Anyone experiencing thoughts of suicide can seek help from:

  • The 24-hour National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 988
  • The Ozone House, a 24-hour hotline for youth, at 734-662-2222.
  • The 24-hour hotline at University of Michigan Psychiatric Emergency Services at 734-936-5900.
  • The Washtenaw County Community Mental Health crisis team at 734-544-3050.

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