Crime & Safety
Man Falls From Bed-Stuy Balcony During Fourth Of July Celebrations: Report
Shea Girdley sustained critical injuries after he fell from his balcony on Hart Street Tuesday evening, the Daily News reported.
BEDFORD-STUYVESANT, BROOKLYN — A man fell off a balcony and dropped three stories during a Fourth of July barbecue, according to reports.
Shea Girdley, 30, suffered critical injuries when he fell about 30 feet from his home on Hart Street near Marcy Avenue around 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday night, police sources told the Daily News.
Girdley was rushed to Kings County Hospital with trauma to the head, the Daily News reported.
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Girdley’s roommate Shane Simmons, 46, said Girdley, an ironworker from Missouri, had been drinking all day before he stepped onto the ledge.
“He was on a destructive path,” Simmons told the Daily News. “He's a good kid, one hell of a worker, just troubled."
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