(FOX40.COM) — A suspect died Sunday morning after falling from a sixth-floor balcony after breaking into a business, according to the Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District and Sacramento County Sheriff's Office.

Metro Fire said crews responded to an internal alarm around 2:37 a.m. at a business on 1750 Howe Avenue.

The Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office said the man fell from the sixth-floor balcony, shortly after they arrived to assist fire crews, just before 3 a.m.

According to fire officials, crews provided life support care and transported the suspect to the hospital.

SCSO stated that the suspect allegedly broke into the business and caused over $100,000 in damage.

The person then pulled the fire alarm, forced entry onto a balcony and fell after climbing on the railing.

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