Man falls to his death during rock concert at Madison Square Garden

NEW YORK (AP) — A 51-year-old Connecticut antheral fell to his decease from an precocious platform of Madison Square Garden during a performance connected Saturday night, constabulary said.

Officers responding to a 911 telephone astir 9:51 p.m. recovered the antheral unconscious and unresponsive with injuries indicating a autumn from an “elevated position,” New York City constabulary said. Police did not accidental however acold the antheral fell, but said helium was successful Section 300. They identified him arsenic Paul Kueker of Niantic, Connecticut.

The antheral was with his wife, according to police. He was taken to a hospital, wherever helium was pronounced dead. Police bash not fishy foul play.

The stone set Goose was performing. In a statement, the set said it was “reeling” from the tragedy.

Goose played a performance Sunday evening successful Central Park and said each proceeds from the amusement would spell toward a charitable money providing enactment and resources for their fans.

“We considered whether oregon not we were going to play and came to the determination that the champion happening we tin bash close present is bring our assemblage together, thin connected 1 another, and connection a abstraction for healing,” the Sunday connection said. “So let’s beryllium benignant to each different contiguous and retrieve our friend.”

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