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Teen dies after falling from fifth storey balcony

A teenager has died after falling from a fifth floor balcony at an apartment building near the IUPUI campus. Witnesses said 18 year old was scared, tried to escape from police during party.

The Marion County Coroner's Office confirmed the death of 18-year-old Xavier Somerville on Monday. Somerville was a Lawrence Central High School graduate who enrolled at Purdue University.

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