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22nd Nov 2018

A young Irishman has died after being punched outside a New York bar

Rudi Kinsella

new york times

Tragic news.

A young Irishman has died after being punched outside of a New York bar.

It is being reported by the Longford Leader that the young man was from the Drumlish area in Longford.

A spokesperson for the NYPD told Independent.ie that the victim may have been assaulted following a dispute outside the bar.

“On November 22 at 03.37am police responded to reports of an assault outside 4317 Queens Boulevard in the confines of the 108 precinct.

“When officers arrived a 21-year-old male was lying on the pavement with head trauma,” the spokesman said.

The victim was then brought to a local medical centre where he was pronounced dead.

His identity has not yet been confirmed.

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