69-Year-Old Terminally Ill Man Jumps to His Death from NYC Apartment


Authorities have reported that a man, aged 69 and suffering from a terminal illness, took his own life by jumping from the window of his Manhattan apartment. Additionally, a 61-year-old man also jumped to his death from a Brooklyn rooftop several hours later.

The older man, identified as terminally ill and suicidal, fell from a fifth-floor window at a pre-war co-op building on East 12th Street near Second Avenue in the East Village at around 11:45 p.m. on Wednesday, August 24, according to authorities.

He was found in front of the building by first responders and was pronounced dead at 11:55 p.m., as per the police. 

Terminally ill man, 69, jumps to death from NYC apartment

Authorities believe the man’s death was the result of suicide.

In a separate incident in Brooklyn, a 61-year-old man was observed jumping from the roof of a 15-story apartment building on Eastern Parkway near Washington Avenue, close to Prospect Park, at approximately 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, August 25, according to the police.

He was pronounced dead at the scene.

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