![Midland Teen Falls Down 11 Stories in Abandoned Downtown Building](http://townsquare.media/site/521/files/2017/08/Western-United-Life-Building-Newswest-9-14643583_G.jpg?w=630&h=472&zc=1&s=0&a=t&q=89&w=980&q=75)
Midland Teen Falls Down 11 Stories in Abandoned Downtown Building
A Midland teen was killed over the weekend in the old abandoned Western United Life Building.
According to NewsWest 9, the teen was playing with other friend inside the building with air-soft rifles when he fell 11 stories through a hole in the floor.
The teen was pronounced dead on the scene when EMS crews arrived.
The Western United Life Building has been abandoned for well over a decade.
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