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Elderly man jumps to his death from Brooklyn building

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Published Oct. 24, 2019, 5:01 p.m. ET
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Police tape outside of the man's apartment building.
Police tape outside of the apartment building.Paul Martinka
The man's apartment building.
Paul Martinka
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An ambulance responding to the scene.
An ambulance responding to the scene.Paul Martinka
Police officers investigating the building's fire escape.
Police officers investigating the building's fire escape.Paul Martinka
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An elderly man jumped to his death from a Brooklyn apartment building Thursday afternoon, police said.

The 93-year-old leaped from the fifth floor of a building on Avenue H near E. 10th Street in Midwood at about 12:40 p.m., officials said.

He was rushed to Maimonides Hospital, where he was pronounced dead shortly after.

The Medical Examiner will determine the official cause of death.