N.J. Man, 64, Dies After Shooting Up Heroin In Newark Airport Bathroom

A 64-year-old man died after shooting up heroin with a woman in a Newark Liberty International Airport bathroom on Saturday, according to the Port Authority.

The man entered a bathroom with a woman around early Saturday, and turned up dead there later that morning, according to a Port Authority spokesman.

The woman, meanwhile, had been taken in for questioning but was later released, Port Authority spokesman Joe Pentangelo said.

The woman called police and said the man had used heroin in a cargo building bathroom shortly before 2 a.m. Saturday, the Port Authority said.

The building provides no access to the interior of the airport, nort does it provide access to the tarmac or aircraft, Pentangelo said.

The Palisades Park resident was pronounced dead after being rushed to Newark Beth Israel Hospital Saturday morning, Pentangelo said.

The Port Authority, while not identifying the man, reported that the victim was an airport contractor for a major shipping company.

Pentangelo said there was no security breach involving the man and woman, saying they were not in the area where aircraft park or taxi.