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After nearly 90 emotionally charged minutes early this afternoon, a man who witnesses described as incoherent jumped from the roof of a building on the north side of Fourth Street near Avenue B.
The man, who police say turned 50 today and lives nearby, survived the fall. His current condition is not known. Police did not reveal his name.
According to the Citizen app, a caller reported the man at 12:05 p.m. atop the five-story building at 229 E. Fourth St. between Avenue A and Avenue B.
EVG contributor Stacie Joy arrived at the scene at 12:55 after police had cordoned off the immediate area.
From the street, onlookers saw the man, dressed in an olive-colored shirt, khakis and blue sneakers, pace back and forth along the edge of the building. He didn't seem to pay any attention to the people below, where several bystanders shouted disgraceful comments and urged him to jump.
Police officials say the man was badly injured though still alive when EMTs transported him to the hospital.