article_snippet.sent: Police said Kuta, junior at Bronx Envision Academy, appeared to have misjudged a ledge while backing away from approaching cops.
article_snippet.sent: Hakeem Kuta (above) plunged six stories from the roof of the building on Valentine Avenue on Thursday .
article_snippet.sent: The 17-year-old jumped over a three-foot high wall (pictured above) before he fell six stories from the building on Valentine Avenue .
article_snippet.sent: Police said Kuta then jumped over a three-foot high wall without realizing there was a gap between the buildings.
article_snippet.sent: his friend tried to help by desperately holding onto his jacket as Kuta dangled 60 feet from the ground above an alleyway, according to ABC 7.
article_snippet.sent: However, Kuta and his 14-year-old companion were pinned in by a dividing wall .
article_snippet.sent: Officer Edmundo Rivera grabbed onto his 14-year-old companion to keep Officer Edmundo Rivera from falling over the edge, but His friend lost Officer Edmundo Rivera grip on Kuta who fell from another roof, plunging six stories to the pavement.
article_snippet.sent: Police ran to where Officer Edmundo Rivera fell in the courtyard and Kuta was then taken to St. Barnabas Hospital where Officer Edmundo Rivera was listed in critical condition.
highlights_snippet.sent: Police said he appeared to have misjudged a ledge while backing away from approaching cops and was injured after falling on Thursday night .
  