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Police said today that the man who fell from a GW Hospital window ledge this weekend died on Tuesday afternoon.

Kossi Apeble, a 38-year-old resident of Silver Spring, Md., was pronounced dead at 3:15 p.m., Metropolitan Police Department Spokesperson Geri Mack told The Hatchet.

Apeble suffered serious injuries after falling from a fifth-story ledge on the New Hampshire Avenue side of the building. He threatened to jump for four hours before dangling from the ledge and falling onto the edge of an inflatable mat - partially hitting the ground.

Hospital officials said they are investigating the incident.

“We are conducting an administrative review of Saturday’s events to identify any improvements to hospital processes that might prevent the chance of such an unfortunate event happening again,” said Heather Oldham, a hospital spokesperson.

The D.C. Medical Examiner said today that they have not yet released the exact cause of death.

-Eric Roper contributed to this report.

The unidentified male paces on a GW Hospital ledge. An hour and a half later, he fell and sustained serious injuries. The man, whose name and condition is not available, was on the ledge for more than four hours. Andrew Nacin/Hatchet photographer

The Hatchet has published an article with more information.

Update, 4:48 p.m. Metropolitan Police Department Lieutenant Jimmie Riley said the man partially hit the ground when falling and was breathing when they took him inside the hospital with serious injuries. The man had been hanging off the ledge, and officers set up the mat while trying to negotiate with him.

Emergency personnel stationed on the roof prepare to rappel down to rescue the potential jumper. Andrew Nacin/Hatchet photographer

Riley said the man, a black male whose name is not yet available, checked in yesterday after being injured in a car accident.

Update, 4:08 p.m. The male jumped fell onto an inflatable mat. There is no status on his condition.

End Update.

A man exited a GW Hospital window around noon today and is threatening to jump from a ledge overlooking New Hampshire Avenue.

He is wearing boxer shorts and his arms are bandaged. More than 30 D.C. police and fire department vehicles are on the scene blocking off many of the streets surrounding the hospital. Stay with The Hatchet for more news as it develops.

Hadas Gold contributed to this report.

Vice President Dick Cheney, who has a history of cardiac problems, visited GW Hospital this morning for his annual checkup. His press secretary told the Associated Press his heartbeat was normal and cardiac status was “stable.”

The 67-year-old has had four heart attacks, two artery-clearing angioplasties and quadruple bypass surgery. He has a defibrillator surgically implanted in his chest to regulate his heartbeat, which was replaced in July 2007.

Cheney last visited GW Hospital in November for an irregular heartbeat, determined to be atrial fibrillation. Doctors delivered an electrical shock to his heart to restore it to a normal rhythm.