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Man Dies in Jump From High-Rise

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From Times Wire Reports

A man scaled partway up one of Houston’s best-known high-rises, then jumped to his death as a crowd watched, police said.

Ryan Hartley, 20, using a small pick, had reached the 30th floor of the 64-story Williams Tower when he plunged, a fire official said. Police said they recovered a driver’s license and a note containing a message of a political nature.

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