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11-yr.-old girl in death leap left Snapchat note
THE 11-year-old girl who jumped 16 stories to her death in East Harlem left a suicide note on social media, friends and police sources said Friday.
Meanwhile, grief-wracked students at her school wept and met with counselors to cope with the tragedy.
Jashya Williams posted her plans Thursday, just before she jumped from the roof of 2369 First Ave., near E. 120th St. in the Wagner Houses project, sources and family friends said.
“She put it on Snapchat that she wanted to kill herself,” said Jessica Starks, 24, who knows the family.
Security video showed Jaysha climbing the stairs and opening the door to the roof at about 5:30 p.m. The roof does not have cameras.
On Friday, relatives of the little girl declined to speak with reporters. Jashya’s mom, Princess Williams, was not available to comment. A neighbor told the Daily News Williams didn’t know Jashya was being bullied.
Two friends of the girl said Thursday night other kids were teasing and upsetting Jashya, who was a fifth-grader at Public School 206 on E. 120th St.
The school had an assembly Friday to help the kids with their grief and discuss the dangers of bullying. They made anti-bullying signs and were advised on how to stop it.
“I couldn’t eat, I couldn’t sleep last night,” said one friend.
Students were checked for signs of cutting or other self-harm, and there was a large police presence.
Crystal Camachos, 31, mother of a boy in kindergarten and another in the third grade at PS 206, said mandatory counseling was needed for kids caught bullying.
“I think they also have issues that they need to talk about,” she said. “It’s so sad that we keep losing children at such a young age. They haven’t even lived their lives yet.”
Teachers and other school employees were told not to speak to reporters. The school sent a letter to parents, saying in part, “This loss is sure to raise many emotions, concerns, and questions, for our entire school.”
Medics and cops found Jashya on the grass at the base of the building. She died at Harlem Hospital.
Milady Sanchez, 52, who sells water on the corner, said Thursday she’s known the girl for years.
“I knew her when she was young ... she came out like usual and walked her dog,” Sanchez said.
“I was over there, selling water, when I heard a loud boom. A loud boom. And I thought, ‘Oh my God look at what happened,’ ” she added, as tears filled her eyes.
A single candle burned Friday in front of the building as a memorial.