A 23-year-old woman died and her infant daughter was critically injured in a Bronx balcony fall at 03:38 local time (09:38 SAST) on Tuesday, 6 October 2026, at an Allerton apartment block.
According to amNY, the woman and her five-month-old daughter fell from a 15th-floor balcony at 2550 Olinville Avenue, and both were taken to Jacobi Hospital, where the woman died and the baby remained in critical condition with head trauma. Officers from the 49th Precinct are investigating, and no arrests have been made.
What happened in the Bronx balcony fall?
Allerton is a residential neighbourhood in the north-east Bronx, and the building is an apartment complex on Olinville Avenue near Allerton Avenue that reports describe as an 18-storey block. A call to emergency services brought officers to the scene, where they found both victims on the ground with serious injuries before they were taken to hospital.
The woman was pronounced dead, and her name has not been released. Jacobi is a public hospital with a trauma centre in the Bronx, and most reports say the baby is in critical condition there.
Police have not released the baby’s name or said whether any other people were in the apartment at the time.
What police have said about the Bronx balcony fall
The NYPD said the injuries were consistent with a fall, and it has not said how the fall happened. Police have also not said whether a crime was committed, and the city’s medical examiner will determine the cause and manner of the woman’s death, which remains officially undetermined.
Witnesses have given accounts of what they saw and heard. One witness said the woman and child were thrown from the balcony, while another said they heard a woman screaming before something fell.
Police have not confirmed either account, and they are reviewing surveillance footage and looking for further witnesses.
Who police want to speak to
Police want to speak to a man as part of the investigation, but they have not named him or said how he is connected to the woman or the baby.
A report citing police sources said officers are looking for the woman’s ex-boyfriend, which police have not confirmed, and he has not been described as a suspect.
Where reports differ
Reports differ on several points. The baby’s age is given as five months in most accounts and as about one year in one early report, and some outlets say she is being treated at Jacobi while one says she was moved to a trauma centre on Long Island.
Descriptions of the man police want to speak to also vary.
New York has seen other violent incidents that drew wide attention, and Swisher Post has covered the Times Square shooting and the Brooklyn restaurant shooting.
This report will be updated as police release more information about the Bronx balcony fall.
Sources
- amNY, Woman plunges to death from Bronx balcony while holding five-month-old baby: cops
- ABC7 New York, Woman dies, infant critical after allegedly thrown from balcony in the Bronx
- FOX 5 New York, Woman dead, baby critical in Bronx from injuries consistent with a fall, NYPD says
- 1010 WINS via Audacy, Woman dies, baby critical after Bronx high-rise fall; sources say police seek ex-boyfriend
- Gothamist, Bronx woman found dead and infant in critical condition after balcony fall, NYPD says
- NBC News, Woman dead, baby critically injured after plunging from Bronx apartment; police seek ex-boyfriend
- Swisher Post, Times Square shooting sparks fear amid rising violent incidents
- Swisher Post, Brooklyn mass shooting: Three killed at New York restaurant
