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A 46-year-old man died Tuesday evening when he jumped from the state Route 8 bridge, according to Akron police.
Officers responded to the Route 8 bridge northbound at about 5:06 p.m. and had “very brief contact or interaction” with the man, who was said to be despondent and threatening to jump, Capt. Michael Miller said in an email…