A New England Patriots fan who lost his life at Gillette Stadium this past week may have taken a serious blow to the head from a rival fan in the process.
Speaking to the Boston Globe, Joey Kilmartin – a fan who was in attendance at the Week 2 game – claims that Dale Mooney (the victim) engaged in “mutual combat” with a fan in a Dolphins jersey on Sunday. The two had to be pulled apart but the fan in the Dolphins jersey connected two punches with Mooney’s head.
“He [Mooney] went over to Section 311, and he basically engaged in mutual combat with another fan,” Kilmartin said. “A lot of people started trying to pull them apart… It looked like somebody was in the middle of them. And then a man in the Dolphins jersey reached over, and he connected with two punches to the victim’s head. It wasn’t something crazy or out of the ordinary until, 30 seconds later, the guy wasn’t getting up.”
Mooney was taken to the hospital where he was later pronounced dead.
“We are heartbroken to learn of the tragic passing of Dale Mooney, a lifelong Patriots fans and 30-year season ticket member, who died while attending last Sunday night’s Patriots game,” Gillette Stadium officials said in a statement. https://t.co/jaMt0VKxxO
— The Boston Globe (@BostonGlobe) September 19, 2023
The autopsy on Mooney is currently ongoing and is expected to be released within the next few days.
Whether the findings warrant prosecution or an arrest, we likely won’t find out until even later.