Santa Monica California suicide – A jumper and a victim were transported to the hospital after Santa Monica California suicide today. The law enforcement agents were present at the scene of the incident that happened in Santa Monica place, California today. After jumping from the third story of the Santa Monica Place retail arcade on Monday afternoon, a person who was trying suicide landed on a bystander, which prompted the response of many emergency medical services and fire departments.
California suicide incident
The incident happened in the middle of the retail mall in California. By six o’clock in the evening, authorities began cleaning the shopping center after the two people involved in the Santa Monica place’s suicide. Two patients with injuries were taken from the scene to nearby medical facilities. The officials are making efforts to reach out to the family members of the two patients and the update about their health has not been released
Together with the command from SMFD battalion 1, the E-1 and E-6 engine companies as well as two ambulances responded to the incident. In recent years, garages in the central business district of Santa Monica have developed a reputation as popular locations for people to commit suicide. Homeless persons are involved in many of them, but not all of them.
After receiving a call about a “fall” at around 4 p.m., the Santa Monica Fire Department (SMFD) arrived on the scene. First responders found a man in his 50s who had fallen or jumped from the third floor of the Nordstrom store and landed on a woman in her 70s on the ground below. Both victims received medical attention and were sent to the nearest trauma center. The individual was alive and severely injured when he was brought to the hospital.
The fire captain said there were contradictory accounts of what happened before the fall, and that the reason of the incident is still unknown. The incident is being treated as a suicide by the Santa Monica Police Department due to camera evidence showing the man jumping from the third level. Whether or not these people already knew each other is unknown.
If you or a loved one are having mental health problems, you should get expert help. If you or someone you know needs information or assistance related to mental health services in Los Angeles County, please visit dmh.lacounty.gov, call (800) 854-7771, or text LA to 741741.
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