Man Falls from 19th Floor to His Death

Michael Rivera, 23 of the 200 block of East Chestnut, died last night after falling from his 19th story balcony in what police are calling an accident. An autopsy is scheduled for later today.

Rivera was apparently going up to his apartment to get money for the cab driver waiting downstairs. According to CBS 2, "He gave the cab driver his credit card and ID and somehow got all the way up to the fire escape on the 19th floor," but police still have no idea what he was doing out there. Another resident of the building said people sometimes smoke on their fire escapes, but it doesn't really make sense that he'd go smoke a cigarette with a cab waiting downstairs. [CBS, Trib, image via]