Monday, December 20, 2010

Jessica Fashano Citi Banker Suicide

NY Times reported that , A 27-year old Citi banker, Jessica Fashano, commited suicide on Saturday by jumping off the roof of a Manhattan building.

Jessica Fashano, 27, who worked as an analyst at Citigroup after graduating from Georgetown in 2005 -- and was actively involved in fund-raising for various charities, including the Harboring Hearts Housing Foundation and the Acumen Fund.

Her body was found at 8:13 a.m. on Saturday, in an internal courtyard of Trump Place - a luxury apartment complex on Riverside Boulevard where Fashano did not live. Surveillance videos captured her walking into the Westside apartment block that morning, 16 blocks away from her own home on 52nd St.

Fashano left no suicide note but foul play is not suspected. Police sources say she'd been taking medication for depression.

1 comment:

Kim said...

That's very sad. I hate to hear about the death of anyone so young and by their own hands. Usually women who commit suicide don't do it in such a violent manner. What a horrible way to die,I wanna say rest in peace, not sure if she will or is.