Crime & Safety

Video Shows Trenton Cop Saving Suicidal Man's Life

A video from The Trentonian shows a New Jersey cop saving a man's life after he tried to jump off a high-rise building.

A police officer saved a man's life just as he was jumping off a high-rise building in Trenton, according to a video provided by The Trentonian.

The publication identified the police officer as Freddy Jimenez, a rookie cop, and showed the video that came from his body camera.

"Sir? Sir?" Jimenez can be heard saying as he first approaches the man.

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"Do it. Do it. Do it," the man is heard saying to himself.

"I need assistance," Jimenez says. "I have man hanging out the window."

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The man appears to make a serious attempt but Jimenez pulls him in. "Sir please don't!"

"I don't want to die," the man says.

Here is the video here:

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