Oregon Suit Blames Security Guard for Woman’s Leap off Insurance Building
The family of a woman who jumped off a 27-story building in downtown Portland, Ore. has sued the security guard who couldn’t stop her.
The lawsuit seeks $505,000, alleging the guard was at fault for unlocking the door to the roof. The security company that employed him is also listed as a defendant.
The guard told police in August 2015 he was in the stairwell of the Standard Insurance Center building when he realized a woman was walking up the stairs above him. When he neared the locked door to the roof, the woman turned around and walked down past him.
The 20-year-old guard said he tried to verbally and physically stop the suicidal woman, but she leaned forward out of his grip and dropped to the pavement.