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Man dies in tragic incident at Gotham Point complex in Long Island City: NYPD

Gotham Point, photo taken on Jan. 29, 2023 (Photo by Michael Dorgan)

Gotham Point, photo taken in Jan. 2023 (Photo by Michael Dorgan)

Aug. 13, 2024 By Bill Parry

Long Island City residents are in shock after a 26-year-old man jumped to his death Sunday night from a 33-story building in Hunters Point. 

The man died after leaping from the south tower of the Gotham Point development, with his body found in front of 56-27 2nd St.

Officers from the 108th Precinct responded to a 911 call of an injured man just before 7 p.m. and arrived on scene. They found the man unconscious and unresponsive with severe head trauma and injuries, police said.

EMS responded to the location and pronounced the man dead at the scene. No criminality is suspected at this time, and the investigation is ongoing. 

Hunters Point Civic Association president James Edstrom commented on the incident on Facebook. 

“This is so horrible when someone feels this low that they had to end their life,” Edstrom wrote. “I feel horrible someone in our community felt so much pain to take their own life and members of our community had to witness this.”

If you or someone you know is struggling or in crisis, help is available. Call or text 988 or chat at 988lifeline.org to reach the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline.

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