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Park Place, Newark, NJ

Jumper Takes Fatal Leap From High-Rise Across From NJPAC Jumper Takes Fatal Leap From High-Rise Across From NJPAC
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. 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.