Wisconsin teacher dies after being punched outside bar - TwinCities.com
Requiscat in Pace, Mr. Byars.
KENOSHA, Wis. — A Kenosha teacher who tried to stop some men from harassing his female friends died after he was punched and fell to the concrete.
The confrontation happened outside the Big Shotz Sports Bar in Kenosha about 2 a.m. Saturday when Colin Byars was leaving with some women. Police say a group of men began to bother the women and Byars intervened.
One of the men punched Byars, who police say fell and hit his head. He was taken to a Kenosha hospital, then transferred to a Milwaukee area hospital where he was pronounced dead.
Police are looking for the men involved.
Byars, 24, was a special education teacher at McKinley Middle School.
Requiscat in Pace, Mr. Byars.
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