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Police Audio Reveals Multiple 911 Calls Reporting Screams Before Rudi Johnson's Death

Investigators have ruled the case a suicide with no foul play suspected.

Overview

  • Recordings obtained by TMZ feature callers saying a woman cried, “Help, don’t do this,” moments before the former NFL running back fell.
  • One witness told dispatchers she saw him plunge from a Sunny Isles Beach balcony into a pool around 11 p.m. on Sept. 22.
  • In total, five people called for assistance, and another caller described sustained screaming followed by a “huge boom.”
  • Police say first responders arrived within minutes, but Johnson was pronounced dead at a hospital after being transported.
  • Family and friends held a Miami Beach ceremony on Wednesday for what would have been his 46th birthday, as the Bengals and former teammates shared tributes.