A 15-year-old boy died after he fell from a fifth-story fire escape in the Bronx early Thursday morning, police said.
Leonardo Marmolejos was found on the ground behind the building on Briggs Avenue, near East 199th Street, at about 6 a.m., cops said.
He was taken to St. Barnabas Hospital, where he died, according to police.
Marmolejos lived with his mom at the apartment, police said.
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