A fellow festival-goer by the name of Kevin Sanchez was pronounced dead on December 18th as a result of a head injury from being assaulted at Hip Hop festival Rolling Loud in Los Angeles. Sanchez was rushed to the hospital the night of the assault and died four days after the festival took place. An autopsy determined that Sanchez died of subdural hematoma and blunt force head trauma. The manner of death was deemed a homicide, the coroner’s office reports.
Police are investigating the assault that happened at the festival but the several different fights that broke out that night make it more difficult. They’re analyzing several videos captured by smartphones to find visual descriptors of portentously suspects. Sanchez has two children: a 3-year old daughter and 2-year-old son. We were devastated, it’s never easy losing somebody,” Sanchez’s uncle Marlon Guzman told CBS2 Monday. “We’re all just trying to keep ourselves strong and being there for each other.” The family left a GoFundMe page to help finance their funeral.
The Rolling Loud Festival provided CBS2 with the following statement:
“We extend our deepest condolences to the family and friends of Kalvin, who passed away last week. Our fans are part of our extended family and their health and safety is our number one priority. The incident is under active investigation by both LAPD and CHP and, as such, we are unable to comment further.”
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