Man who fell to his death in Gwinnett identified

The man who died Friday after falling three stories from a Gwinnett County building was identified by Gwinnett plice as Wade Blackwell, 52, from Loganville.

The man fell out a window and landed on the ground after a window sill he tried to push open came loose.

According to Channel 2 Action News, the building, which is being renovated, is on Jones Mill Road, just off Peachtree Industrial.

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