Newark police are investigating the death of a man witnesses said jumped from a Jay Street building Tuesday in an apparent suicide, officials say.
(File photo)NEWARK -- City police are investigating the death of a man witnesses said jumped from a Jay Street building Monday in an apparent suicide, said department spokesman Sgt. Ronald Glover.
The investigation began at approximately 11 p.m., when officers responding to reports of an injured person arrived at a building in the 100 block of Jay Street and found emergency personnel treating a male suffering life-threatening injuries, Glover said.
According to witness reports, the man, whose name has not been released by authorities, jumped from a seventh-floor window in the building and landed on his head.
Emergency officials at the scene transported the man to University Hospital for treatment. He died a short time later, Glover said.
After a preliminary investigation, police do not currently believe foul play factored into the incident.
An investigation into the incident by the department's Robbery Squad is ongoing, Glover said.
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