NYC inmate dies after jumping from floating jail into East River
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An inmate who jumped into the East River from a New York City jail barge has died, the city Department of Correction announced Wednesday. Gregory Acevedo, 48, was pronounced dead at about 11 p.m. Tuesday, 11 hours after he climbed a fence at the Vernon C. Bain Center and jumped into the water, officials said.
"Mr. Acevedo's tragic passing is an immense loss," Correction Commissioner Louis A. Molina said in a statement. "We are conducting a preliminary investigation of this incident. Our thoughts and prayers are with his loved ones at this difficult time."
Acevedo had been in custody on a robbery charge since Feb. 27. Police officers pulled him from the water after his jump Tuesday and took him to a hospital, where efforts to revive him failed. He was the 15th person to die this year who was a New York City jail inmate or who had just been released; the 14th person died last week, CBS New York reported.
