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Police: Painter Dies After Falling From House

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A Coon Rapids man is dead after he fell from some scaffolding while painting a home Friday afternoon, Savage police said.

The man, 43, was painting a home on the 14300 block of Jappa Avenue in Savage at 4 p.m. when he fell, police said.

Emergency responders were unsuccessful in reviving the victim, and the man was pronounced dead at the scene.

The victim's name is being withheld until his family is notified.

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