Crime & Safety
25-Year-Old Man, Formerly of Melrose, Dies in 'Tragic Accident' in Lowell
The man fell from an apartment building roof early Sunday morning.

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A 25-year-old Lowell man, formerly of Melrose, died at about 5 a.m. Sunday when he fell from the roof of a four-story apartment building in Lowell, according to the Lowell Sun.
Police identified the victim Monday as David Kendricken and said the fall appears to have been a “tragic accident,” according to the report.
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The incident took place at the Apartments at Boott Mills at 141 John St. in Lowell.
Kendrickson accessed the roof by climbing out his kitchen window and then onto a fire escape, according to the Lowell Sun.
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