{"id":2726,"date":"2026-06-22T23:08:16","date_gmt":"2026-06-22T23:08:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=2726"},"modified":"2026-06-22T23:08:16","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T23:08:16","slug":"exclusive-video-shows-msg-concertgoer-paul-kueker-jumping-to-his-death-with-witnesses-saying-dad-of-two-appeared-intoxicated-sources","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=2726","title":{"rendered":"Exclusive | Video shows MSG concertgoer Paul Kueker jumping to his death \u2014 with witnesses saying dad of two appeared \u2018intoxicated\u2019: sources"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Shocking video shows Connecticut dad Paul Kueker jumped to his death at a weekend concert at Madison Square Garden \u2014 with witnesses telling cops he appeared \u201cintoxicated,\u2019\u2019 law-enforcement sources said Monday.<\/p>\n

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The 51-year-old married father of two, who was celebrating his 25th wedding anniversary with his wife at Saturday\u2019s Goose concert, was\u00a0 captured\u00a0 in the footage taking a head-first dive from a balcony about 150 up \u2014 landing on fellow concertgoers below.<\/p>\n

He \u201cappeared intoxicated\u201d and \u201cunder the influence\u2019\u2019 before he took the horrifying leap over the 4-foot glass barrier\u00a0 from the seating section in the 300s\u00a0 shortly before 10 p.m., law-enforcement sources said, quoting witnesses.<\/p>\n

Several people who he landed on only suffered minor injuries, other sources said.<\/p>\n

Kueker was \u201cunconscious and unresponsive\u201d after striking the ground, police said.<\/p>\n

He was rushed to Bellevue Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.<\/p>\n

Sources said Kueker\u2019s wife was seated three sections away, in their assigned seats, when her husband jumped.<\/p>\n

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She was unaware of what happened until officials told her.<\/p>\n

The tragic man\u2019s wife thought her husband had gone to the bathroom, kin have said.<\/p>\n

Kueker\u2019s family declined comment to The Post at their home earlier Monday and did not return a call later seeking comment on the video and witness accounts.<\/p>\n

The city\u00a0 medical examiner\u2019s office said Monday that the cause of Kueker\u2019s death remains under investigation. It was conducting a toxicology report as part of its probe.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhile we await the police report on the tragedy at last night\u2019s Goose concert, we are deeply saddened by the loss of a fan\u2019s life at Madison Square Garden,\u201d MSG said in a statement.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur hearts go out to the family and friends of the concertgoer.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The incident is eerily similar to a 2022 incident during a performance by the jam band Phish, when a fan took a running start and a leap off a balcony.<\/p>\n

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The man survived but was left paralyzed.<\/p>\n

Additional reporting by Amanda Woods and Kevin Sheehan<\/em><\/p>\n

This is a breaking story. Please check back for updates.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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