Charges were filed Friday in a man's death at Arrowhead Stadium late last year.Kyle Van Winkle, 30, of Smithville, died on Dec. 1 after an altercation in the parking lot during the Chiefs/Broncos game.Police said they suspect Van Winkle got into the wrong vehicle in the parking lot because it looked similar to one he was in when he arrived at the game. A father and son believed he had broken into their car, and people tailgating nearby then came over and began fighting with Van Winkle.Van Winkle died a short time later at a hospital. His death was ruled a homicide.Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker charged Joshua T. Bradley, 23 , of Independence, with involuntary manslaughter.According to court documents, a witness told police that Bradley and Van Winkle argued and that Bradley hit Van Winkle, and then hit him when he was on the ground.An autopsy report said Van Winkle died from a blow to the head."(It was) a series of incredibly tragic events that unfolded," Peters Baker said.Van Winkle's father, Dean, called it a "senseless death.""Kyle was a hardworking, honest young man, who sincerely loved people and cared about people, especially his family," said Dean Van Winkle.

Charges were filed Friday in a man's death at Arrowhead Stadium late last year.

Kyle Van Winkle, 30, of Smithville, died on Dec. 1 after an altercation in the parking lot during the Chiefs/Broncos game.

Police said they suspect Van Winkle got into the wrong vehicle in the parking lot because it looked similar to one he was in when he arrived at the game. A father and son believed he had broken into their car, and people tailgating nearby then came over and began fighting with Van Winkle.

Van Winkle died a short time later at a hospital. His death was ruled a homicide.

Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker charged Joshua T. Bradley, 23 , of Independence, with involuntary manslaughter.



According to court documents, a witness told police that Bradley and Van Winkle argued and that Bradley hit Van Winkle, and then hit him when he was on the ground.

An autopsy report said Van Winkle died from a blow to the head.



"(It was) a series of incredibly tragic events that unfolded," Peters Baker said.

Van Winkle's father, Dean, called it a "senseless death."

"Kyle was a hardworking, honest young man, who sincerely loved people and cared about people, especially his family," said Dean Van Winkle.







