The Norfolk District Attorney's Office and Massachusetts State Police are investigating the death of a 53-year-old fan at Gillette Stadium during the fourth quarter of Sunday's New England Patriots-Miami Dolphins game.
A state police spokesman confirmed that an adult male suffered"an apparent medical event" in the 308/309 section of the stadium shortly before 11 p.m., during the fourth quarter of Sunday's game. They said emergency medical technicians responded and transported him to Sturdy Memorial Hospital in nearby Attleborough, where he died just before midnight.
Foxborough police initially responded to the incident, but state police are now investigating"the facts and circumstances of the man's death, including the sequence of events prior to the medical incident," the state police spokesman said. A spokesman for the district attorney's office confirmed their involvement in the investigation and said an autopsy could be performed as soon as Monday."There are no charges in place at this time," the district attorney's spokesman added.