A man has died after a fight broke out during a children’s school basketball game.
The match in Vermont, USA was between schoolchildren in the seventh and eighth grades, between the ages of 11 to 13 years old.
Police arrived to break up the brawl and one man Russell Giroux, 60, sought medical attention. He was taken to the hospital by ambulance but was pronounced dead shortly after arriving, police said.
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The boys basketball match between Alburgh and St. Albans middle schools took place at 7pm on Tuesday night in Alburgh Community Education Centre.
Video footage from the scene appears to show several people on the basketball court being tackled, shoved and punched.
Between 15 and 20 adult men and women were showed to be piling onto the court stopping the game in its tracks.
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Screams can be heard in the footage, with one bystander saying: “Oh s**t”.
State troopers were called to the scene after a fight was reported between spectators.
However, the brawl had ended before officers arrived at the scene, and many of the participants had left.
Police, along with Grand Isle state’s attorney’s office are currently investigating the cause of the man’s death following the incident.
Giroux’s body is being taken to the medical examiner’s office to determine the manner of death.
Alburgh is a town of about 2,100 in northwestern Vermont. It is surrounded on three sides by Lake Champlain. The northern part of the community forms part of the border with Canada.
Detectives are asking anyone with information about the fight to contact Det. Tpr. Michael Mattuchio at the St. Albans Barracks at 802-524-5993 or leave an anonymous tip online.
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