Woman found hanged at NSF building

A woman was found hanged in a stairwell at the National Science Foundation complex in Ballston, in what police said was an apparent suicide. Police received a report that an adult woman had hanged herself in a stairwell at the foundation on Jan. 14, said Detective Crystal Nosal, an Arlington County police spokeswoman.

The woman was not an NSF employee or contractor and was not found in the main NSF offices, authorities said. She was found in a publicly accessible area of the building, located at 4201 Wilson Blvd., that also contains commercial businesses.