Police officers grab a man who clambered out a
seventh-floor window in what they believe was a suicide
attempt, when officers tried to restrain him in New York.
(AP Photo/New York City Police Department)
Police say two officers rescued a suspect as he dangled
from a seventh-floor Manhattan apartment window after nearly
lunging to his death.
Officers Isaias Alicea and Vincent Gagliostro grabbed the
man's arm and leg as he fell, holding him until colleagues
arrived to help pull him to safety.
The suspect and one officer were treated for minor injuries.
Police say officers Alicea and Gagliostro were responding to
a call of child neglect at the Harlem apartment on Thursday
morning (local time) when they happened upon the man.
During a struggle with the suspect, police say he broke free
and dashed for a window. He removed a barrier and jumped out,
but the officers grabbed his arm and leg as he fell.
The man is undergoing a psychological evaluation.
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