VIDEO: Officer saves man trying to jump from building

Man was first chased up 6 flights of stairs

CONNECTICUT – A Connecticut man is safe thanks to a quick responding officer who kept the man from jumping off a building.

The officer's body camera caught the tense moments.

Police were called out to a senior living community because an elderly man was being combative. 

Police tried to talking to the man before he ran off.

The officer chased the man up six flights of stairs before grabbing the man just as he reached the railing on a terrace.

The man was taken to a hospital to be evaluated.

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