An Atlanta man who allegedly tried to avoid arrest by jumping through a third-story window has died of his injuries.

Tyquan Richardson, 22, was at a downtown pre-trial intervention for a drug charge when police found a gun outside the building and traced it back to him on Tuesday morning.

He was being arrested for the weapon, but escaped the officers around him and crashed through a plate-glass window before landing on the sidewalk below, according to police.

Tyquan Richardson ,22, died Tuesday after jumping through a window while being arrested at a pre-trial services center in downtown Atlanta. Above, an Atlanta police investigator measures the broken window

Richardson was at the center for intervention related to a drug charge, but was being arrested after police traced a weapon outside the building back to him

The Fulton County Medical Examiner's Office later identified Richardson to Daily Mail Online, and said that he was from the Atlanta area.

He was taken to a local hospital before dying around 1:30pm, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Around 10.30am a janitor reportedly found a loaded handgun in documents outside the building that contained Richardson's name.

Police began arresting him after saying that the weapon violated the bond terms of his previous arrest.

Fulton County Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman Tracy Flanagan told AJC that Richardson supposedly admitted to having the gun.

'He was somewhat concerned about what this gun charge would do, based on his record, is our understanding,' Captain Michael O'Connor told the newspaper.

An Atlanta police captain said that the young man was concerned about the effect of a weapons arrest would do based on his record. Above, Atlanta police investigate the scene of the fall

Richardson was taken to a local hospital on Tuesday morning, but died at 2pm in the afternoon from his injuries. Above, a previous photo of the building that houses Fulton County Pre-Trial Services

Records for Richardson show that he was previously sentenced in Michigan for carrying a concealed weapon.

Police say that the young man told officers he did not want to go back to jail before jumping.

George State student Rehmet Khan said, 'We were just hanging out before class and all of a sudden there was a crack, like a big boom'.

Fulton County Deputy Sheriff Dan Cochran told WSBTV, 'Everyone's in shock'.

The Fulton County Sheriff’s Office provides security for the Pre-Trial Services building and will investigate the circumstances that led up to the death.