Police say a New York man was killed Thursday after he was beaten
with a trash can lid and pummeled during a brawl outside a famous Philadelphia
cheesesteak restaurant.
According
to police, the violence at Pat’s King of Steaks may involve spectators who
earlier attended a soccer game. The Philadelphia Union had lost to Club América on
Wednesday night.
Isidro
Cortez, 28, of Queens, was fatally beaten and two other people, including his
64-year-old father, were injured in the fight before the suspects fled in an
SUV, police say. According to police, the injured were taken to a hospital for
treatment but were stable.
Alcohol
may have played a role in the brawl, police say.
No arrests had been made as of late Thursday, but police were
looking for suspects seen in security camera footage.
Police
were called to the restaurant in July after a New Jersey man was shot and
killed during an argument police said started over football. A Pennsylvania man
was charged in that shooting.
AP wire services helped contribute to this report.