CIA official dies in apparent suicide

Death reportedly did not occur at CIA headquarters

Spokesman said death occurred at a 'facility where agency work is done'

Man was reportedly a middle manager and jumped from the fifth floor of a building in Fairfax County

A CIA official died in a reported suicide this week from injuries caused by jumping off a building.



CIA spokesman Christopher White confirmed the death to The Washington Free Beacon and said it did not occur at CIA headquarters.

An unidentified CIA official died in a reported suicide caused from injuries suffered by jumping off a building. In this file image, a man is seen crossing the CIA logo at the Langley headquarters lobby

'We can confirm that there was an individual fatally injured at a facility where agency work is done,' White said. 'He was rushed to a local area hospital where he subsequently died. Due to privacy reasons and out of respect for the family, we are not releasing additional information at this time.'



A source also told the Beacon that the man was a middle manager and that the man jumped from the fifth floor of a Fairfax County building.

The CIA has said the death did not occur at the agency's Langley, Virginia headquarters, seen here

CIA employees are known to work under stressful conditions and high stress is considered part of the job, the website adds. It notes that employees usually hold jobs as intelligence analysts and support personnel, technical services operators, or as members of the clandestine services.

