Nypd: Device Found In Backpack Of Man Who Jumped In Front Of NYC Train No Threat

UPDATE: A suspicious device found in the backpack of a man who jumped in front of a train in Queens Friday morning was deemed safe by the NYPD's bomb squad.

At the 80th Street station in Ozone Park.
Photo Credit: *COURTESY: CBS2 New York*

Jerry DeMarco

07/26/2019 8:39 a.m.

The as-yet-unidentified 68-year-old man jumped in front of the A train around 6:45 a.m. at 80th Street in Ozone Park, the NYPD said.

The department summoned the bomb squad and shut down the area after responders reported finding the "suspicious device" -- described as a pipe capped at both ends -- in his backpack.

It was later deemed safe.

The man was taken in critical condition to Jamaica Hospital Medical Center in Richmond Hill, they said.

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