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/