Mercy Hospital patient broke the window before jumping
A man died after jumping from Mercy Hospital on Chicago's South Side, according to an article on the Chicago Sun Times website.
Police said the man was a patient who broke the window before jumping.
Police initially reported that he had opened the window.
An autopsy found the man died of multiple injuries because of a fall from height and his death was ruled a suicide, the medical examiner’s office said.
January 7, 2019
Topic Area: Security
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