The heated argument soon escalated, with Vieira and Mitchell allegedly punching Mooney in the head. Mooney lost consciousness and EMTs attempted to revive him for about 10 minutes. He was then rushed to Sturdy Memorial Hospital, where he died.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\u201cPreliminary autopsy results did not suggest traumatic injury, but did identify a medical issue,\u201d the Norfolk County District Attorney\u2019s Office announced in a Sept. 20 statement.<\/p>\n
Police interviewed many fans in the area of the fight and also reviewed cell phone videos taken by those in the crowd.<\/p>\n
Multiple witnesses would later report that, based on his actions and statements, Mr. Mooney wanted to fight Mr. Mitchell and was trying to coax Mr. Mitchell into fighting him,\u201d<\/strong> Foxborough, Mass. police detective Mark Bohnenberger wrote in a report quoted by the New York Post<\/em>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\nIn September, Joseph Kilmartin, who also was attending the game, told Boston TV station WCVB,<\/em> that Mooney “basically grabbed another fan.<\/p>\n“They started tussling around for a few minutes. At one point, another fan walked over. He punched him … and [Mooney] just went out,” ABC News reported.<\/p>\n
It was also revealed by The<\/em> Boston Globe<\/em> that Chiarillo got into an unrelated fight during that same game. He was charged with assault and battery, and disorderly conduct. He has pleaded not guilty.<\/p>\nMooney resided in Newmarket, NH. He was buried dressed in a Patriots Mac Jones jersey, the Post<\/em> reported. Jones plays as a quarterback for the team.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Two Rhode Island residents were charged after September\u2019s death of a New England Patriots fan during a game, according to news reports published on Thursday. The death was ruled a homicide.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":44,"featured_media":304489,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21,86435],"tags":[89272,13766,82373,81504],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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