Yonkers, New York: Man kills himself and passerby after jumping off 12-storey building and landing on man below

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A man who jumped from a 12-storey building in an apparent suicide attempt in New York, struck a man below, leading to their deaths, said police. A 25-year-old man jumped from the building in Yonkers, New York, on Monday, striking a 61-year-old senior citizen on a concrete parking garage roof, according to preliminary information released by the city police. “Preliminary information is that a distraught 25-year-old male jumped off the roof of the building, falling twelve stories on to the concrete parking garage roof below and striking a 61-year-old male,” said a statement released by the Yonkers police department on Twitter. “The City of Yonkers and Yonkers Police Department offers its sincere condolences to the families of both men.” A similar incident occurred in San Diego in April this year, when a man reportedly jumped from a parking garage and struck a 29-year-old woman, killing them both.