3 Rhode Island men could face charges in the death of lifelong Patriots’ fan: police

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Three men in Rhode Island could face charges in the death of 53-year-old Dale Mooney, a lifelong New England Patriots fan who died after being involved in an altercation at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts, last month, police said Thursday. 

The Foxborough Police Department announced in a press release that the three individuals, who have not been identified by law enforcement, could face assault and battery and disorderly conduct charges "in the coming weeks." 

A retro Pat Patriot helmet during a game between the New England Patriots and the Miami Dolphins on Sept. 17, 2023, at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts. (Fred Kfoury III/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

"The Foxborough Police Department has applied for criminal complaints alleging assault and battery and disorderly conduct against three Rhode Island men stemming from the September 17, 2023 altercation between fans at Gillette Stadium that ended with a New Hampshire man collapsing and later being pronounced dead at a local hospital."

PATRIOTS' FAN DEAD AFTER ALTERCATION AT GILLETTE STADIUM DID NOT SUSTAIN ‘TRAUMATIC INJURY,’ AUTOPSY FINDS

Several videos circulating online appeared to show Mooney involved in an altercation with Miami Dolphins fans. Police said Mooney was transported to Sturdy Memorial Hospital, where he was pronounced dead just before midnight. 

Days after Mooney’s death, the Norfolk District Attorney’s Office said that the preliminary autopsy report "did not suggest traumatic injury, but did identify a medical issue." 

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