{"id":435864,"date":"2023-09-20T07:04:45","date_gmt":"2023-09-20T07:04:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/?p=435864"},"modified":"2023-09-20T07:05:41","modified_gmt":"2023-09-20T07:05:41","slug":"reports-patriots-fan-dies-in-an-altercation-at-gillette-stadium","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/reports-patriots-fan-dies-in-an-altercation-at-gillette-stadium\/","title":{"rendered":"Reports: Patriots Fan Dies In An Altercation At Gillette Stadium"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Massachusetts authorities are looking into the death of a 53-year-old fan who died during Sunday night&#8217;s game between the New England Patriots and the Miami Dolphins, according to witnesses.<\/p>\n<h2>Reports: Patriots Fan Dies In An Altercation At Gillette Stadium<\/h2>\n<p>Dale Mooney, a Newmarket, New Hampshire, resident, was brought to Sturdy Memorial Hospital in Attleboro after the Norfolk District Attorney&#8217;s Office stated he seemed to be in &#8220;need of medical attention&#8221; following an altercation in the 300s deck of Gillette Stadium shortly before 11 p.m. ET.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The guy who beat a Patriots fan to death was wearing a Tyreek Hill jersey.<\/p>\n<p>Tyreek Hill on Patriots fans earlier this week-<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThose fans are some of the worst fans in the NFL\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FR6aTNeKtD\">pic.twitter.com\/FR6aTNeKtD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Kendrick Bourne Enthusiast (@KB_enthusiast) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KB_enthusiast\/status\/1704150909939339420?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 19, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The terrible occurrence occurred in the 308\/309 area of the stadium at about 11 p.m. ET, during the fourth quarter of the Patriots&#8217; 17-24 loss. Mooney was transported to Sturdy Memorial Hospital in Attleboro but was pronounced dead shortly thereafter.<\/p>\n<p>Gillette Stadium officials issued a statement stating they are &#8220;heartbroken&#8221; about the loss of Dale Mooney, who died after an apparent brawl during the Patriots-Dolphins game on Sunday.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Wow.<\/p>\n<p>A longtime <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Patriots?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Patriots<\/a> fan died at the game Sunday night after being punched by a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Dolphins?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Dolphins<\/a> fan and smashing his head against the ground.<\/p>\n<p>Dale Mooney, was a 30 year season ticket holder who was at the game with his son when this happened. <\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pP9Qm65KIW\">pic.twitter.com\/pP9Qm65KIW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NFL Notifications (@NFLNotify) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NFLNotify\/status\/1704275240849908192?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 19, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Witnesses informed WBZ that they spotted a confrontation between Mooney, a New Hampshire father of two, and a Dolphins fan. According to witnesses, Mooney was attacked during a verbal argument and never recovered consciousness.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are heartbroken to learn of the tragic passing of Dale Mooney, a lifelong Patriots fan and 30-year season ticket member, who died while attending last Sunday night&#8217;s Patriots game,&#8221; stadium officials said on Tuesday. &#8220;We continue to work with local authorities to assist them with their ongoing investigation. We extend our sincerest sympathies and heartfelt condolences to Dale&#8217;s family \u00a0and to all those who are mourning his loss.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Ironic that scumbag Tyreek Hill called Patriots fans &quot;some of the worst&quot; when a Dolphins fan literally punched &amp; killed a Patriots fan in the stands that night \ud83e\udd26 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Ww4l2tzU3h\">pic.twitter.com\/Ww4l2tzU3h<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Crazy Bills Fan (@CrazyBillsFan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CrazyBillsFan\/status\/1704132959710945615?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 19, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Lisa Mooney, Mooney&#8217;s wife, told Boston 25 that her husband went to the Week 2 game with several friends but was attacked by some Dolphins fans while in their area.<\/p>\n<p>According to a witness, a Miami supporter assaulted Mooney.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The Dolphins fan walks over and clearly punches him in the face,&#8221; New Hampshire resident Joey Kilmartin said. &#8220;[He] gets knocked out, and you can tell right away he\u2019s not OK.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Awful news\u2026 during Sunday Night\u2019s game at Gillette Stadium, a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Patriots?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Patriots<\/a> fan and a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Dolphins?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Dolphins<\/a> fan got into an altercation, which resulted in the New England fan being knocked unconscious after being punched.<\/p>\n<p>53-year-old Dale Mooney, a Patriots fan and season ticket holder of 30\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bQPtnVxft2\">pic.twitter.com\/bQPtnVxft2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Carlos Talks Pats (@LosTalksPats) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LosTalksPats\/status\/1704129182757003420?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 19, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The district attorney&#8217;s office described the inquiry into Mooney&#8217;s death as &#8220;normal protocol.&#8221; The autopsy report&#8217;s preliminary results are due on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE-\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"NFL Files Grievances Against NFLPA Regarding Advice Given By Them To The Players\" href=\"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/nfl-files-grievances-against-nflpa-regarding-advice-given-by-them-to-the-players\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">NFL Files Grievances Against NFLPA Regarding Advice Given By Them To The Players<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Massachusetts authorities are looking into the death of a 53-year-old fan who died during Sunday night&#8217;s game between the New England Patriots and the Miami Dolphins, according to witnesses. Reports: Patriots Fan Dies In An Altercation At Gillette Stadium Dale Mooney, a Newmarket, New Hampshire, resident, was brought to Sturdy Memorial Hospital in Attleboro after [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":435865,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[48],"tags":[15495,5187,2211,15496],"class_list":["post-435864","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl","tag-gillette-stadium-fan-died","tag-nfl-2023","tag-nfl-news","tag-patriots-vs-dolphins"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/435864","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/22"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=435864"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/435864\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/435865"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=435864"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=435864"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=435864"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}