Portland police are investigating the death of a person who apparently fell from a downtown Portland parking garage.

Officers responded at 2:30 p.m. Sunday to a report of a person lying on the sidewalk after falling from Alder Street Parking Garage at Southwest 6th Avenue and Washington Street.

Medical personnel arrived and declared the person deceased. Police did not say whether the person was a man or a woman. At 3:55 p.m., traffic was still blocked on Southwest 6th Avenue from Alder to Washington streets as the investigation continued.

TriMet buses were being let through, and police expect to clear the area within the next few hours.

Portland Police Bureau spokesman Pete Simpson said the medical examiner will examine the body to determine the nature of the incident. Police will also view any surveillance video available from businesses in the area to determine if the person jumped, fell or was pushed.

Nobody was seen leaving the garage at the time of the incident however Simpson said it was mostly empty with few people coming and going throughout the day.

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