Man dies in parking lot following Chiefs game, possible homicide

Following the Kansas City Chiefs game Sunday night, a man died in the parking lot of Arrowhead Stadium. Three suspects have been taken into custody for questioning.

Kansas City police spokesman Darin Snapp revealed that the situation is being treated as a homicide, although no arrests have been made and charges have not yet been filed, reports the Associated Press.

Officials told Fox4KC.com that a man returned to his car after the game and found a stranger inside. The stranger then collapsed and was pronounced dead at a local hospital. The incident was not caused by fan rivalry, reports Kansas City Police Chief Darryl Forte.

"The subject was later observed to be on the ground, or found to be on the ground, and not breathing," said Kansas City Police Department Capt. Tye Grant, a public information officer, according to USA Today. "I don't know why he was in another vehicle. I'm not suggesting there was a criminal intent. It's possible it was mistaken."

There is no word yet about how the man, whose identity has not been released, died, and it is unknown if alcohol was a factor in the incident. "We don't know if the person had a health condition, had a heart attack. We don't know," Snapp said. "We're going to investigate this as a homicide until we hear differently. Right now it's a suspicious death but we are going to investigate it as a homicide."

Many fans weren't able to leave the stadium as police taped off the area. "Everyone was very cooperative when we got here," Snapp said of the witnesses. "Everyone that we believed was involved is still here and we're talking to them. Right now they're persons of interest. Like I said, until we find out exactly how this person passed away, we're going to investigate it as a homicide. They're not suspects right now until we find out exactly what happened."

The Chiefs fell to the Denver Broncos, 35-28.

The death happened on the one-year anniversary of Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher killing his girlfriend, Kasandra Perkins, before committing suicide in front of then-coach Romeo Crennel and general manager Scott Pioli.

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