Jumper Takes Fatal Leap From High-Rise Across From Njpac

A man leapt to his death from the balcony of a building in Newark Tuesday, Sept. 5, officials said.

2 Center St., Newark.
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09/05/2023 8:33 p.m.

Police responding to the intersection of Center Street and Park Place on a call of a sick or injured person found the unresponsive man around 5:25 p.m., Newark Public Safety Director Fritz Fragé said.

He had jumped from a building’s balcony across from New Jersey Performing Arts Center and pronounced dead at 5:48 p.m.

The incident remains under investigation. No further information is available.

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