on december 12, 2017, officer thomas anderson and ryan champlin were working the mission district, the midnight watch. the officers responded to 179 julian avenue regarding a female attempting to hang herself. the female was last seen walking up the stairs of a building with some type of wire, stating she was going to hang herself. upon arrival, officer anderson and champlin were directed to the firescape located on the third building. the fire escape is attached to the exterior wall of the building, consisting of a grate approximately 3 feet in depth with a metal railing approximately 3 feet in height. they're very small, and they look pretty fragile. officer chapman exited the third floor fair escape and located the female. the female had secured one end of what now they found out was jumper cables that she was using around her neck and had tide the other end to the fire escape. as soon as the female saw the officers, one of the officers had attempted to jump over the rail, and she tried to hang herself. officer chapman grabbed the female's arm to prevent her from going over the edge