NEW YORK (AP) — A 51-year-old Connecticut man fell to his dying from an higher deck of Madison Sq. Backyard throughout a live performance on Saturday night time, police mentioned.
Officers responding to a 911 name round 9:51 p.m. discovered the person unconscious and unresponsive with accidents indicating a fall from an “elevated place,” New York Metropolis police mentioned. Police didn’t say how far the person fell, however mentioned he was in Part 300. They recognized him as Paul Kueker of Niantic, Connecticut.
The person was along with his spouse, based on police. He was taken to a hospital, the place he was pronounced lifeless. Police don’t suspect foul play.
The rock band Goose was performing. In a press release, the band mentioned it was “reeling” from the tragedy.
Goose performed a live performance Sunday night in Central Park and mentioned all proceeds from the present would go towards a charitable fund offering assist and assets for his or her followers.
“We thought-about whether or not or not we had been going to play and got here to the choice that the perfect factor we are able to do proper now’s deliver our group collectively, lean on each other, and provide an area for therapeutic,” the Sunday assertion mentioned. “So let’s be sort to one another tonight and bear in mind our buddy.”