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The Latest: Police: Little Caesars Arena fall may be suicide

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DETROIT (AP) The Latest on the fatal fall of a construction worker at the Little Caesars Arena worksite in Detroit (all times local):

7:00 p.m.

Police say the fatal fall of an electrician at the Little Caesars Arena worksite in Detroit is being investigated as a possible suicide.

Detroit police spokesman Michael Woody says an investigation including witness statements points toward a suicide.

The man was not immediately identified.

Chief Executive Officer Ryan Maibach of arena general contractor Barton Malow Co. said in a statement the company has reached a preliminary conclusion that the fall was not a construction-related accident.