Suicide: Man Jumped From St. Pete Building, Police Say

ST. PETERSBURG, FL — The St. Petersburg Police Department is investigating the Thursday afternoon death of a 36-year-old man.

According to the agency, officers were notified just before 1 p.m. Dec. 8 that a man had fallen from a building under construction near All Children’s Hospital. The man landed on Mound Park Avenue South, near 6th Street South, the agency noted in an email to media.

The agency reported at 2:30 p.m., the man's death is an apparent suicide. He reportedly jumped from the top floor of the building, which is on the southeast corner of 6th Avenue South and 5th Street.

The man, police say, was not employed by the company overseeing construction at the site. His identity has not yet been released.

No further details are available at this time.

With an estimated 42,000 deaths attributed to suicide annually, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention lists this as the 10th leading cause of death in the United States.

If you or someone you know is considering suicide, there are resources available to help. The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is available 24 hours a day at 1-800-SUICIDE (1-800-784-2433). Its website offers services including a live chat.

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