Autopsy Finds Man Who Was Punched at New England Patriots Game Before He Died Had Medical Issue

Lights illuminate Gillette Stadium before an NFL football game between the New England Patriots and the Miami Dolphins in Foxborough, Mass., on Sept. 17, 2023. Michael Dwyer/AP Photo

BOSTON—A man who died at a New England Patriots home game last weekend after he was punched at least twice in the head did not suffer a “traumatic injury” in the stands but had a medical issue, authorities in Massachusetts announced Wednesday.

Police and safety personnel responded to the upper deck at Gillette Stadium shortly before 11 p.m. Sunday and found Dale Mooney, 53, of Newmarket, New Hampshire, “in apparent need of medical attention,” the Norfolk County district attorney’s office said in a statement Monday.