MINNEAPOLIS — Minneapolis police said a man died early Saturday morning after falling off a light rail platform onto the tracks after a fight with another man.
In a press release, police said that officials from Minneapolis police, Metro Transit police and the fire department were called to the Hennepin Avenue/ Warehouse District Station near 5th Street and 1st Avenue around 1 a.m. Saturday.
Officials believe that two men were fighting on the platform when one of them fell onto the tracks into the path of an oncoming train.
The person was struck and emergency personnel pronounced him dead at the scene.
An update from the Hennepin County Medical Examiner Monday identified the victim as 41-year-old Reginald Snelling, of Minneapolis. In its autopsy report, HCME determined Snelling's death to be a homicide caused by multiple blunt force injuries and asphyxia in the collision with the train, following a physical altercation.
It's currently unknown if anyone is in custody in connection with the incident. The name of the man accused of engaging with Snelling at the time of his death has not been released.
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