7:15 a.m. Monday (AP) A man has died after an altercation with a car owner who discovered him inside his vehicle in the parking lot of Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, police said.Police questioned three people but no arrests have been made in the Sunday evening death that happened as the Kansas City Chiefs played the Denver Broncos inside the stadium, said Kansas City police spokesman Darin Snapp. The cause of death was not immediately made public. Snapp said the man was in his 20s, but did not release his name.
“We don’t know if the person had a health condition, had a heart attack. We don’t know,” Snapp said. “We’re going to investigate this as a homicide until we hear differently. Right now it’s a suspicious death but we are going to investigate it as a homicide.”
The owner of the car returned with his son and found the man who “did not belong” inside the vehicle, Snapp said. The two men scuffled, the man collapsed and the son ran for help, he said. When the paramedics arrived, the man was unconscious on the ground. The paramedics administered first aid and the man was taken to a hospital where he was declared dead, Snapp said.
It was not clear if the men knew each other, nor if the owner of the car had been watching the football inside the stadium or was tailgating with other fans in the parking lot as the game took place.
Chiefs spokesman Ted Crews said the team was aware of the incident but could not comment further because of the police investigation.
Police were talking to several witnesses, and three people were taken to the Kansas City Police Department’s headquarters to be questioned. Snapp said they are not considered suspects in the death.
“Right now they’re persons of interest,” he said.
The death came one year to the day after Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher shot and killed his girlfriend, Kasandra Perkins, on Dec. 1, 2012, at a home not far from the stadium. Belcher then drove to the team’s practice facility and fatally shot himself in front of then-coach Romeo Crennel and general manager Scott Pioli.
In September 2012, a gunman attacked a Kansas City Royals employee in the same parking lot, which services Kauffman Stadium as well. The gunman shot the employee once in the abdomen and then returned to his vehicle and committed suicide.
Sunday 11 p.m. (AP) — Police say a man has died and three people are in custody after an altercation that happened in the parking lot of Arrowhead Stadium as the Kansas City Chiefs played the Denver Broncos.Police spokesman Darin Snapp tells The Associated Press the death is being treated as a homicide but no arrests have been made. He says the man who died was found inside someone else’s vehicle and a struggle ensued. The man, who was in his 20s, was found unconscious on the pavement. Snapp says paramedics began administering first aid before he was transported to a hospital, where he died. His name has not been released.Chiefs spokesman Ted Crews says the team is aware of the incident but cannot comment further because of the police investigation.
9:05 p.m. Police in Kansas City are investigating a homicide in the parking lot of Arrowhead Stadium.Kansas City Police Chief Darryl Forte tweeted about the incident. It read “Detectives investigating a homicide at Arrowhead Stadium. Two suspects in custody. Will update as info becomes available.”
The death was reportedly discovered Sunday night following the Chiefs-Broncos game which saw the Broncos win 35 to 28.
Kansas City Chiefs spokesman Ted Crews says the team is aware of the incident but could not comment any further because of the ongoing police investigation
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