Body Found Outside Columbia Towers

A body found outside of the Columbia Towers high-rise on State Street downtown early Tuesday morning has been ruled a suicide.

Investigators say the person appears to climbed into a trash chute and travelled down head first from the ninth floor.

The call came into police at 8:01 a.m., after a someone found the body laying outside.

Police are investigating and are unsure of the nature of the person's death.

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