Manhattan Suicide: Man Jumps With 3-Year-Old from Building, Both Dead

Manhattan Suicide: Man Jumps With 3-Year-Old from Building, Both Dead
Jack Phillips
12/22/2013
Updated:
7/18/2015

A man reportedly jumped with his 3-year-old child from a building in Manhattan, in New York City, killing both.

NY1 reported that the man, who was said to be 30 years old, jumped from a West 60th Street building.

The man was pronounced dead on the scene.

The child was pronounced dead at New York’s Roosevelt Hospital.

It is unclear what building the man jumped from. It is also unclear what story they were on when he and the child jumped.

The identity of the man and the child have not been released, but NY1 and other reports are saying the child belonged to him.

Jack Phillips is a breaking news reporter with 15 years experience who started as a local New York City reporter. Having joined The Epoch Times' news team in 2009, Jack was born and raised near Modesto in California's Central Valley. Follow him on X: https://twitter.com/jackphillips5
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