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May 26, 2013

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Man dies after being punched in face at barbecue

A man died Friday after he was punched in the face during a barbecue he was attending in the courtyard of an apartment complex, Metro Police said. The incident happened about 9 p.m. in the 2900 block of East Charleston Boulevard, police said. The initial investigation revealed that two males began shouting at the victim before one of them punched him in the face, police said. Details on the number of times the victim was struck were not available. The man was transported to Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead. Police described the man accused of ...

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  1. The government needs to pass laws regulating BBQ's and have proper background checks for all people attending.

  2. agree ls1...soon BBQ's will be banned...

  3. ^^ Blaming this on Obama? Get a life guys...

  4. As soon as they ban asinine comments! It's too bad that some can't stay on task.

  5. The lesson to be learned here is "Do not dine with African-Americans."

  6. FACT -- human violence is not only tolerated by Americans but promoted, sanctioned, regulated and taxed for profit -- public events in which humans punch, kick and/or attack one another under the ruse of entertainment promote acts of violence.

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