Jumper on 95th Street Brooklyn 11209
I rewrote parts of this entry as more information became known. It was Brooklyn Queens Days and I came home to chaos today around 3:40 pm. Police cars covered the street and a jump bag was placed in front of the apartment building. The police escorted us to our house and said that someone was attempting to jump from the four story apartment building 361 – 95th Street up the block from us We looked at the apartment building, but did not see anyone. We did see that there was a window open and the screen was up as well on the third floor of the building. (See below)
There were many emergency response vehicles and ambulances standing by on Fourth Avenue. Neighbors said that an ambulance came before noon. They speculated that a tall man named Igor Berezkin was trying to jump. The SWAT team got on the fire escape next to the left of the open window on the third floor. The jumper was yelling from the apartment. A group of police officers in suits entered the front door of the apartment building to start hostage negotiations. Around 5:10, we saw the man at the other window and stuck his head out. He waved to the officers. Then he went back in. The officers attempted to open the window that they had been standing outside of for more than 40 minutes.
Quick video here
Around 5:40 pm, the SWAT team held their stance on the fire escape while the negotiators and police were able to get to the man. EMS workers ran in with an orange stretcher and the jump bag was deflated. The man came out of the building on a stretcher and he was placed into the ambulance.
At 5:55 pm, police officers were still going into the building. The block is still closed. Those who live in the apartment building or in the homes around it on that side are still not able to go into their homes. At 7:00 pm, the block was still closed off and there was about 6-8 officers still in the building/outside it. It’s 8:50 pm and the block is finally open, but the apartment building still has officers outside. A neighbor said he saw them hosing down the inside vestibule.
Final update: 6/11 – Sadly, this morning, a neighbor told me that Igor, the almost jumper didn’t make it. He was pronounced dead at Lutheran Hospital Trauma Center. The news reported that Igor shot himself in the bathroom.
Igor Berezkin was 54+years old. He lived on 95th Street for 15+ years. His friend Olga told the police that he was recently divorced from Oksana. Yet she also left a comment that he was not depressed or suicidal. Further, she stated that Igor was a talented musician.
Igor is listed as being an employee of Symphorock Records Inc.
RIP Igor Berezkin – Prayers for Tanya and Igor’s friends.
Hugs,
marlene
Topics: Brooklyn | 3 Comments »
June 10th, 2011 at 6:21 pm
Maybe it was a great job that they got him out but some of the officers were very rude to me when I asked to be escorted home. My neighbors were out on their stoops but when I asked to be escorted home I was told NO and when I asked when I might be able to go home, I was told” When you don’t see me here” . The next officer that I asked because I am an asthmatic and needed to get home told me” go into the Library and read a book” .
I do understand that there may have been danger but if my neighbors are standing there why couldn’t I go into my house. Also, I found out later that they escorted my other neighbor with her 2 small children to their house next door to mine.
This was not right.
June 15th, 2011 at 11:21 pm
I think that the jumper had a weapon as I heard that a woman was taken out of the apartment before noon. And I think you live somewhat near the apartment as you mentioned a woman with two small children.
The cops at 3rd Avenue were much nicer. :)
Oh and by the way, I don’t think you welcomed me to your block, but you can still do it. :)
June 16th, 2011 at 4:57 am
I am sorry but he was not a”jumper”. He was great musician and composer who was the victim of fraud call,there were two calls from Manhattan and from the building. I talked to him.He was in the shower when suddenly police start knocking his door demanding that he should be evaluated to mental hospital, he understood nothing and had panick attack which lead him to death later. Very nice person was “killed” by this call.
He was stable and not suicidal before. They told me they are trained professionals but they attacked an innocent person.Today was funeral in Saint Patrick Cathedral. This is tragedy.