Sheriff's Officer Dies After Falling Through Window, Prosecutor's Office Says
- Hudson County Sheriff's Officer Justin Rivera, 29, died after falling from a ninth-floor window of the Hudson County Administration Building in Jersey City around 9:30 a.m. On Friday.
- The building was inaccessible to the general public because of a separate power disruption, and authorities are treating the fall as an accidental incident under investigation with details still unclear.
- Witnesses heard the sound of breaking glass and saw Rivera fall; police officers and bystanders performed CPR at the scene before he was transported to a hospital in Jersey City, where he was declared dead around 10 a.m.
- County Executive Craig Guy expressed condolences, calling Rivera a dedicated brother and extending prayers to the Sheriff's Office and family during this tragic loss.
- Rivera’s death is deeply mourned by his family, community, and law enforcement colleagues, and the investigation into the circumstances of his fall remains ongoing.
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Sheriff's officer dies after falling through window, prosecutor's office says
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