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2 Men Charged in Connection with Death of Fan at Patriots vs. Dolphins Game

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Two men from Rhode Island are facing charges related to the death of a New England Patriots fan at a game earlier this season.

According to ESPN, John Vieira, 59, and Justin Mitchell, 39, both of Warwick, Rhode Island, were charged with assault and battery and disorderly conduct earlier this month for their altercation at Gillette Stadium with 53-year-old Dale Mooney of Newmarket, New Hampshire.

Investigators determined that the two men punched Mooney during the incident at the Sept. 17 game against the Miami Dolphins. Mooney was taken to the hospital and pronounced dead. Criminal complaints were filed this month that said both Vieira and Mitchell "did assault and beat Dale Mooney.