Man dies after overnight roof work on the city’s Northside, police say

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office says that a man has died after falling off a roof while working overnight on the city’s Northside.

JSO says that at around 4:30 a.m., the man was found unconscious in front of a two-story commercial building at ELEV8 Demolition on Hecksher Drive. Jacksonville Fire and Rescue confirmed his death about an hour later.

Police also confirmed that the victim was a handyman who lived on site and would do “all kinds of work at all times of the day and night.”…

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