Crime & Safety
Elderly Man Jumped Off Balcony at Staten Island Mall, in Critical Condition, NYPD Says
The 84-year-old man jumped from the second-floor balcony, cops said.
An 84-year-old man jumped from the second level of the Staten Island Mall at 11:22 a.m. Tuesday in an investigation that is still ongoing, NYPD said.
Emergency workers arrived at the mall, and the man was taken to Richmond University Medical Center where he is listed in critical condition, according to NYPD.
Multiple witnesses tweeted from the scene, speculating the man tried to commit suicide.
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Some dude deadass just jumped off the second floor in Staten Island mall
— Steven (@Callme_Stevo4) June 28, 2016
I go to footlocker and see a suicide at the Staten Island mall
— Joe Pitta (@Joe_Pitta) June 28, 2016
Just watched an old man commit suicide in the mall and I'm scared for life..
— SamBurns. (@samburns213) June 28, 2016
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