NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A Georgia man died after a fight outside a downtown Nashville bar on Sunday morning.
The Metro Nashville Police Department identified the man as Torey Ward, a 45-year-old from Atlanta. The Medical Examiner’s Office will determine his cause of death.
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Police responded to an unidentified bar on 2nd Ave, which is located off Broadway in the downtown district.
Investigators said that Ward’s girlfriend had an encounter inside the bar with another man while Ward was in the bathroom.
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When Ward came out, the two men got into an argument and staff asked the group to leave, police said.
Once outside, the two got into a physical fight. Witnesses told police that the man punched Ward and held him in a chokehold. His girlfriend said she tried to break up the fight, but was hurt by another person in the man’s group.
The man reportedly told police he acted out of fear for his own safety. Police have not filed charges as of Monday.
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