WICHITA, Kan. (AP) - Police are investigating as manslaughter the death of a 26-year-old man who fell to the ground and lost consciousness during a physical fight at an apartment in Wichita, Kansas.
The Wichita Police Department on Tuesday identified the victim as 26-year-old Sharrod Rollen of Wichita.
On Saturday, officers responding to call to assist emergency medical responders learned that Rollen had been found deceased in the apartment by acquaintances.
An investigation revealed that Rollen and three others had gone out to celebrate on New Year’s Eve, police said in a news release. Rollen got into the fight when they returned to the apartment.
An autopsy at the Sedgwick County Forensic Science Center found Rollen had internal head trauma.
Police said the case remains under investigation.
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