Police said they do not believe the fall was suspicious.
New York cartoonist Jon Medwick jumped from his 15th-floor Chelsea co-op on Tuesday. new york post the report said. Authorities rushed to the scene after receiving the harrowing 911 call. Despite his girlfriend’s best efforts to save him, the 62-year-old man, who works at WebMD, slipped out of the window.
It is reported postPolice sources said that when Mr Medwick’s 45-year-old girlfriend woke up, she found him standing by the window and tried to stop him from jumping. Despite her best efforts, he “slipped away.”
The man who jumped from the 300 block of West 23rd Street was identified as Jon Medwick, a 62-year-old artist who worked at WebMD, according to details provided by police sources and witnesses.
Mr Medwick had lived in the building for more than a decade and was described by neighbors as a “very friendly” and “sociable” man.
A source told the outlet that Mr Medwick lived with his girlfriend, who was visibly upset when he was taken to hospital following his death.
“I did see the girlfriend. She looked distraught. She kept saying her leg hurt… I don’t know if she was nervous. EMS took her away,” the source added.
The resident said Mr. Medwick worked mostly from home and sometimes clients who commissioned art from him would come to the building to pick up their pieces.
“Thank God it wasn’t in front. I didn’t want to see him like that,” they said.
“I would be traumatized. It’s not a pleasant sight.”
Police said they do not believe the fall was suspicious.
