A George Washington University student has died following an assault near the school, the school announced.
According to a police report, Patrick David Casey, 33, got into a physical confrontation with three people outside a McDonald’s restaurant in the 1900 block of M Street about 2:40 a.m. Friday. One of the men punched Casey, who fell backward and landed on the pavement, striking his head.
The assailants were described as in their mid-20s, 6 feet tall with a medium build. The person who threw the punch was listed on the police report as being of an unknown race wearing a yellow shirt. The other two attackers were white.
Casey was taken to the George Washington Hospital for a cut to his nose and the back of the head. He died at 2:38 p.m. Tuesday. An Army veteran from Clifton, N.Y., Casey had just returned from serving in Afghanistan and was earning a graduate degree at the Elliott School of International Affairs.
The cause and manner of death has not been determined, according to the medical examiner’s office.
