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A man who died at a New England Patriots home game last weekend was punched at least twice in the head during a fight in the stands with a rival fan, a witness said Tuesday.

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"First eyes. It was pretty brutal to watch."

Mooney’s wife, Lisa, said her husband had no known health issues. It’s also unclear if Mooney had alcohol in his system. Gillette Stadium’s policy states that sales of alcohol are discontinued during the third quarter of football games.

No charges have been brought against anyone for Mooney’s death. Though one newspaper outlet described the suspect as a man in his 30s with a “salt and pepper” beard, that hasn’t been confirmed by authorities.

The Patriots released a statement saying they were saddened by the incident and sudden loss of Mooney.

“We are heartbroken to learn of the tragic passing of Dale Mooney, a lifelong Patriots fans and 30-year season ticket member, who died while attending last Sunday night’s Patriots game," the statement said. "We continue to work with local authorities to assist them with their ongoing investigation. We extend our sincerest sympathies and heartfelt condolences to Dale’s family and to all those who are mourning his loss got there and they instantly start doing compressions, they had to lay him out in the aisle between the seats. They were doing compressions by my estimation for easily 10 minutes," the witness said.

"It was pretty heartbreaking and the game was still going on so the general public clearly knew what was going on in our section so the game was going on, people are cheering for the Patriots comeback, and this poor guy has passed away before our eyes. It was pretty brutal to watch."

The Patriots released a statement saying they were saddened by the incident and sudden loss of Mooney.

“We are heartbroken to learn of the tragic passing of Dale Mooney, a lifelong Patriots fans and 30-year season ticket member

Police and safety personnel responded to the upper deck at Gillette Stadium shortly before 11 p.m. Sunday and found Dale Mooney, 53, of Newmarket, New Hampshire, "in apparent need of medical attention," the Norfolk County district attorney's office said in a statement Monday

Mooney was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The Massachusetts State Police are investigating what the district attorney termed an "incident" at the stadium.

Witness Joey Kilmartin shot video of what he said was a brutal fight.

In interviews with several local media outlets, Kilmartin said he saw Mooney, a Patriots fan, confront a Miami Dolphins fan who he had been arguing with during most of the game, which the Dolphins won.

"He basically engaged in mutual combat with another fan," Kilmatin told The Boston Globe. "A lot of people started trying to pull them apart. ... It looked like somebody was in the middle of them, and then a man in the Dolphins jersey reached over and he connected with two punches to the victim's head.

"It wasn't something crazy or out of the ordinary until, 30 seconds later, the guy wasn't getting up."

The results of an autopsy were expected this week, a spokesperson for the district attorney's office said

The results of an autopsy were expected this week, a spokesperson for the district attorney's office said.

Mooney's wife, Lisa Mooney, said she feels numb and wants answers about how her husband died.

"I just can't even believe this is for real," she told WCVB-TV. "I want to know what happened. What caused this?"

Gillette Stadium officials said they were "heartbroken" by the death of Mooney, who they described as a lifelong Patriots fan and 30-year season ticket member.

"We continue to work with local authorities to assist them with their ongoing investigation," according to the statement. "We extend our sincerest sympathies and heartfelt condolences to Dale's family and to all those who are mourning his loss."

Fan violence at sporting events, especially among rival supporters, is a long-running problem. Among the most infamous was the 2011 Dodger Stadium parking lot beating of Bryan Stow, a paramedic and San Francisco Giants fan

Joey Kilmartin witnessed the incident and shot video of it. He says just before Moony collapsed, he was punched.

“It was definitely a shock-filled moment for sure,” Kilmartin said. “Once the punch was delivered, that’s when he fell back into the seat. And you could tell he was definitely not conscious or aware of what was going on anymore.”

An autopsy will help determine if Mooney died from natural causes, like a heart attack, or from an act of violence.

“It’s not surprising nobody’s been charged yet because there’s too many questions up in the air,” said Boston lawyer and legal expert Peter Elikann. It’s still very early in the investigation

charged yet because there’s too many questions up in the air,” said Boston lawyer and legal expert Peter Elikann. It’s still very early in the investigation into Mooney’s death, but he says it’s very possible that the person who was in the altercation with Mooney could face legal trouble.

“The idea that your actions were a substantial

cause of somebody’s death, even if you didn’t intend it, is enough to get you charged with something like involuntary manslaughter,” he said. “You were not voluntarily killing somebody, but it happened because of whatever bad act you were doing.”

Dale Mooney’s family is asking for

We’re starting to learn a bit more about the events that preceded the death of a New England Patriots fan Sunday night.

Dale Mooney, a 53-year-old season-ticket holder from Newmarket, N.H., was pronounced dead at Sturdy Hospital after attending the Patriots’ Week 2 loss to the Miami Dolphins, according to Massachusetts State Police. Authorities haven’t offered any additional details, but the situation is under investigation with an autopsy to take place as early as Tuesday.

Multiple witnesses have told local news outlets that Mooney collapsed after getting into a fight with a Dolphins fan. Mooney’s wife, who didn’t attend the game, told WFXT that she heard the same thing, but added her husband was being “taunted” and didn’t throw any punches. Videos shared by WJAR-TV and WBTS-CD show a man in a Dolphins jersey hitting a man witnesses claim to be Mooney

The Boston Globe on Tuesday spoke with New Hampshire native Joey Kilmartin, who offered his own account of what happened. Kilmartin said Mooney, whom he didn’t know, was punched twice in the head by a Dolphins fan, then collapsed and didn’t respond to first-aid care. He also said he was seated near Mooney in section 310 at Gillette Stadium, whereas the Dolphins fan was in section 311.

“In a nutshell, it was a basic argument back and forth,” Kilmartin told the Globe. “(Mooney) went over to Section 311 and he basically engaged in mutual combat with another fan. A lot of people started trying to pull them apart. … It looked like somebody was in the middle of them and then a man in the Dolphins jersey reached over and he connected with two punches to the victim’s head.”

“It wasn’t something crazy or out of the ordinary until, 30 seconds later, the guy wasn’t getting up. … The way he slumped over, a lot of people knew he wasn’t okay.”

Testimonies from other witnesses paint a similar picture but don’t include Kilmartin’s

It wasn’t something crazy or out of the ordinary until, 30 seconds later, the guy wasn’t getting up. … The way he slumped over, a lot of people knew he wasn’t okay.”

Testimonies from other witnesses paint a similar picture but don’t include Kilmartin’s description of a “mutual” altercation.

“It was really one punch that I saw and the victim got punched really hard on the side of the head and went down,” a witness told WBTS-CD. “He’s a bigger guy but he just crumbled.”

Another witness told WFXT: “It looked like people grabbing and pulling at each other at first at some point (and) the guy in the Dolphins jersey punched the victim twice in the face and that’s when the victim fell into his seat unconsciousness.”