One person dies in fall at Liberty Memorial in Kansas City

[TLO]

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A man died Tuesday after a fall at the Liberty Memorial in Kansas City, Missouri.


Kansas City Police Department spokesman Capt. Tim Hernandez said the man fell around 4 p.m. and was pronounced dead on the concourse near the base of the 217-foot tower.

Hernandez said the man "had fallen or jumped off the tower."

"We are saddened and heartbroken by this tragedy," Matthew Naylor, president and CEO of the National WWI Museum and Memorial, said in a statement. "Our thoughts are with the family of the individual involved who lost their life. We look to the Kansas City Police Department to conduct an investigation and share their findings."

[TinyEvel]

Don’t worry. KCTV5 will get to the bottom of this.

[Baby Lee]

Did gblow get a picture?

[Dante84]

Tyreek may have pushed him
- Brooke

[ModSocks]

Ban memorials.

[alpha_omega]

Selfie or jump. It’d be hard to fall up there if you weren’t doing something stupid.

[scho63]

Hope it wasn't X-Factor...

[KChiefs1]

Ban memorials.


Tear it down.

It’s a symbol of violence. It’s also racist because of how African-Americans were being treated at the time.

[Rain Man]

Typical of this spoiled generation. When he heard, "Give me liberty or give me death," he took both.

[MeaTy The Pimp]

Don’t worry. KCTV5 will get to the bottom of this.

They'll probably try to blame it on Tyreek.

[Frazod]

Remember, it's not the fall that gets you, it's that sudden stop at the end.

[TLO]

Remember, it's not the fall that gets you, it's that sudden stop at the end.

Being the weirdo I am, I've thought about stuff like this before. Depending on how far I'm falling, I might die before I hit the ground.

[Frazod]

Being the weirdo I am, I've thought about stuff like this before. Depending on how far I'm falling, I might die before I hit the ground.

I believe that can happen if the person falls far enough.

[Rain Man]

Ban memorials.

We would then erect a memorial to them before immediately tearing it down.

[chinaski]

I heard a rumor he was upset that Popeye's was out of Chicken Sandwiches.

[Kman34]

"Hernandez said the man "had fallen or jumped off the tower."

Thats a excellent piece of police work there....

[seclark]

Harsh bastards.
Sec

[New World Order]

"Hernandez said the man "had fallen or jumped off the tower."

Thats a excellent piece of police work there....

LMAO

[Prison Bitch]

Colts fan

[Bob Dole]

I heard a rumor he was upset that Popeye's was out of Chicken Sandwiches.

I heard he was trying to go in deep on one of the sunbathers.

[Baby Lee]

Are the Memorial grounds still the place for . . . hedonistic rendezvous? Or is that a relic of a bygone era?

[digger]

Are the Memorial grounds still the place for . . . hedonistic rendezvous? Or is that a relic of a bygone era? You're just asking for a friend? (sorry I had to)ROFL

[TribalElder]

Wow I’ve been up to the top there and looked over

High up enough to give a person chills

Nothing but concrete to break the fall

RIP

[Baby Lee]

You're just asking for a friend? (sorry I had to)ROFL

Nah, just recalling [I think I've mentioned it here before] the first time I'd ever been to the WWI Memorial.

In 8th or 9th grade, we marched in the American Royal parade [marching band]. The bus was parked at the Memorial grounds and we walked through a veritable sea of rubbers and fliers for 'hustle clubs' to board.

Lot of snickering from semi-rural adolescents.

[Fish]

There's really no way at all to accidentally fall off that tower.

[alpha_omega]

There's really no way at all to accidentally fall off that tower.

Exactly.

[Frazod]

Nah, just recalling [I think I've mentioned it here before] the first time I'd ever been to the WWI Memorial.

In 8th or 9th grade, we marched in the American Royal parade [marching band]. The bus was parked at the Memorial grounds and we walked through a veritable sea of rubbers and fliers for 'hustle clubs' to board.

Lot of snickering from semi-rural adolescents.

I intended to go a few years ago, but the one day I had to do it happened to be the one day of the week that it's closed. Oh well.

[stevieray]

There's really no way at all to accidentally fall off that tower.

Bummer.

[Rain Man]

"Hernandez said the man "had fallen or jumped off the tower."

Thats a excellent piece of police work there....

There's really no way at all to accidentally fall off that tower.

The police investigation overlooked the possibility of ...

MURDER.

[neech]

I believe that can happen if the person falls far enough.

It would be hard to prove. I could see if someone wants to end it could make that jump from up there.

[neech]

Wow I’ve been up to the top there and looked over

High up enough to give a person chills

Nothing but concrete to break the fall

RIP

That's what I thought when I was up there looking down.

I was like holy crap that would be one heck of a fall.

[Frazod]

It would be hard to prove. I could see if someone wants to end it could make that jump from up there.

Probably happens more with people who don't intend to fall to their deaths.

[oldman]

There's really no way at all to accidentally fall off that tower.

That's what I was thinking, too. My class went to the top of the tower when I was in high school and I remember the outside wall on the deck being chest high for most of us.

I don't think it's the hot spot it once was since they tore down St. Mary's and built the Federal Reserve there. Lots of armed feds wandering around 24/7.

[Rain Man]

That's what I was thinking, too. My class went to the top of the tower when I was in high school and I remember the outside wall on the deck being chest high for most of us.

I don't think it's the hot spot it once was since they tore down St. Mary's and built the Federal Reserve there. Lots of armed feds wandering around 24/7.

Now we have a new fourth theory.

He fell.
He jumped
He was pushed.
He was shot in old west fashion.

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[bigjosh]

I know this guy through a Facebook group. He made a Facebook post from the top of the building apologizing for what he was about to do. He leaves behind a family with 3 kids.

You can make jokes, but people out there are suffering.

[bigjosh]

Just so you know im not making that up

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[Frazod]

Jesus Christ, that's fucked up.

[New World Order]

:(

[Rain Man]

Well, that's disturbing to see. My best wishes to the family.

[baitism]

Selfish little bitch.

[kysirsoze]

I'm sorry he couldn't get the help he needed. Hard to imagine.

[TLO]

Good lord.

[kjwood75nro]

Aim for the bushes.

[ChiefsFanatic]

Probably happens more with people who don't intend to fall to their deaths.I think that there would be some mathematical equation that would take the victims height and weight, the height of the memorial, etc. that would determine the trajectory and landing area for a "fall" versus being pushed, as the added force of the push would have an exponential affect on the landing spot.

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[doomy3]

Yikes, that’s hard to see the FB post. Have to think whoever gave that post a “thumbs up” probably didn’t realize what they were liking.

[HemiEd]

I know this guy through a Facebook group. He made a Facebook post from the top of the building apologizing for what he was about to do. He leaves behind a family with 3 kids.

You can make jokes, but people out there are suffering.

Sad and selfish, now the suffering for the innocent begins.:(

[chinaski]

Wow, very sad.

[Lex Luthor]

Selfish little bitch.

Completely agree. I've always thought suicide is just about the most selfish and cowardly thing a person can do. He deliberately destroyed the lives of his wife and his 3 children.

[Dayze]

gonna off himself....better post to social media first.

[TLO]

gonna off himself....better post to social media first.

Yeah I'm not sure what the point of this is.