Crime & Safety
Man Jumps To His Death From Fred Hartman Bridge
Residents called 911 to report a man jumping from the Fred Hartman Bridge in La Porte on Monday. His identity has not been released: Reports
LA PORTE, TX — A man was killed Monday after he reportedly jumped to his death from the Fred Hartman Bridge into the Houston Ship Channel.
The incident was reported at about 6:30 p.m. after the La Porte Police received several 911 calls, about the man.
Police found his body several minutes later, and have not yet released his identity.
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The Fred Hartman Bridge, which opened in 1995, is 440 feet above the ship channel surface at its highest point, the Houston Chronicle reported.
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Police didn’t say where the man jumped from the bridge.
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