Window washer falls 8 stories, dies in St. Louis Park

(AP) - A window washer has died after falling from the roof of an eight-story apartment building in St. Louis Park.

City spokesman Jamie Zwilling says the man was part of a window washing crew when he fell from the Knollwood Place Apartments, a 151-unit independent senior living building. He says the man died on impact.

The accident happened around 2:15 p.m. Friday. Nobody else was injured.

Zwilling says an investigation is under way. The victim's name has not been released.

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