Autopsy rules Longview bar beating death as homicide

Results of an autopsy show a Longview man was killed by blunt-force head trauma after being struck multiple times in the face and head during a July fight outside a local bar.

The autopsy on Sean Allan Drake, 39, ruled his death a homicide.

The autopsy was performed by forensic pathologist John A. Stash with the Forensic Medical Management Services of Texas in Tyler. The report was returned to Gregg County Justice of the Peace B.H. Jameson and released Friday.

The July 12 fight broke out in the parking lot of the Lodge Sports Bar & Billiards on McCann Road immediately after closing, about 2 a.m, employees said.

Drake was taken to Good Shepherd Medical Center where he died the next day.
 

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