From the Denver Post: “Head trauma killed soldier in Buffett-song fight”
A decorated Army Special Forces solider who was fatally injured in a New Year’s Day fight after playing one of his favorite Jimmy Buffett songs on a bar jukebox, died of severe head trauma, according to autopsy results released Tuesday.
Sgt. 1st Class Richard Lopez, 37, of Fayetteville, Ark., died Monday at Denver Health Medical Center.
Steamboat Springs police Capt. Joel Rae said Lopez was beaten by two patrons of the Steamboat Springs’ Tap House Sports Grill after he selected one of his favorite Jimmy Buffett songs, identified by Lopez’s family as “Margaritaville.”