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Justin Rivera
Gender : Male
Age : 29
Race : Latinx
Date : 05/30/2025
Location : Hudson County Administration Building, Newark Avenue
City : Jersey City
County : Hudson
State : New Jersey
Agency : Hudson County Sheriff's Office
Cause of Death : Fall from height
Event : Fell from ninth story window while on duty
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On May 30, 2025, Hudson County Sheriff's Officer Justin Rivera, 29, fell from a ninth-story window of the Hudson County Administration Building in Jersey City around 9:30 a.m. The building was closed to the public due to a power outage at the time. Eyewitnesses heard windows breaking before he fell out. Rivera was taken to Jersey City Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead at 10 a.m. The preliminary investigation suggests an accidental fall.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.kltv.com/2025/06/01/sheriffs-officer-dies-after-falling-ninth-floor-window-courthouse/
https://people.com/new-jersey-sheriffs-officer-29-dead-after-falling-from-ninth-floor-window-11745992
https://nypost.com/2025/05/31/us-news/new-jersey-county-sheriffs-officer-justin-rivera-dead-after-falling-from-9th-floor-window-in-jersey-city/
https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/hudson-county-sheriffs-officer-falls-out-window-jersey-city/
