[GRUESOME DISCOVERY] Bed Bath & Beyond Executive Jumped To His Death From NYC High-Rise Apartment Balcony: Law Enforcement Source

[WRAL] A man who jumped to his death from a high-rise apartment in Manhattan has been identified by the New York City Police Department as Gustavo Arnal. A law enforcement source told CNN Arnal is the chief financial officer of Bed Bath & Beyond. They said he died after jumping from the 18th floor balcony of his high-rise apartment.

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[FORBES] New York Police Department Sergeant Anwar Ishmael told Forbes the cause of Arnal’s death is still under investigation, but it was likely a suicide. Arnal was found around noon on Friday at the base of 56 Leonard St., the address of a famous Tribeca highrise known as the “Jenga” building, and he was pronounced dead at the scene by emergency medical services, Ishmael said. Bed Bath & Beyond is “profoundly saddened by this shocking loss,” the company said in a statement Sunday.

[REUTERS] On Friday at 12:30 p.m. ET (1630 GMT), police responded to a 911 call and found a 52-year-old man dead near the building who suffered injuries from a fall. Police identified the man as Gustavo Arnal. The police statement did not provide further details on the circumstances leading to Arnal's death and said the New York City Medical Examiner's Office would determine the cause of death. Bed Bath & Beyond confirmed his death in a press statement on Sunday but gave no details.

[FOX5] Gustavo Arnal, the chief financial officer and executive vice president of Bed, Bath & Beyond, was named in a huge lawsuit before he jumped to his death from a Manhattan building on Friday. The NYPD responded at about 12:30 p.m. to Leonard Street and West Broadway in Tribeca. They found the body of 52-year-old Gustavo Arnal near the so-called Jenga building with injuries "indicative from a fall from an elevated position." In a statement, the company said the "entire Bath & Beyond Inc. organization is profoundly saddened by this shocking loss."