A Massachusetts man died Saturday after authorities said he suffered an “accidental” fatal stab wound in a restaurant parking lot.
Patrick Kenney Jr., 42, was found injured shortly after 9 p.m. local time in the Kowloon parking lot in Saugus, Boston Globe, NBC affiliate WBTS and ABC affiliate WCVB reported. He later died at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston.
“This incident appears to be accidental and no other parties are believed to be involved,” the Essex County District Attorney’s office said in a statement. Globe.
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Although police have not released additional details about his death, Kenney was reportedly wounded with a knife attached to a lanyard he was wearing around his neck, WBTS and WCVB reported, citing sources.
Kenney was reportedly at the restaurant for a birthday party with about 30 other people at the time, according to WBTS
The Essex County District Attorney’s Office and the Saugus Police Department did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s requests for comment.
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Bob Wong, whose family owns Kowloon, told WBTS he was devastated by the incident.
Wong said some of the Kenney family were regulars at the restaurant, saying they were “going through a tough time” and that the “focus” “really needs” to be on them.
A message to LJUDI restaurant was not immediately returned.
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The man’s family said they believe what happened was a freak accident, according to media reports.
In the press release, they described what happened as a “terrible tragedy”.
“Our family is mourning the loss of Patrick, focused on his wife Lauren and two young children, and trying to come to terms with this terrible tragedy,” the family said, according to Globe. “Patrick was a father and husband, brother, son and loyal loving friend to many.”
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A GoFundMe set up on behalf of the family had raised over $15,000 as of Monday afternoon.
His death is still under investigation by police and the district attorney’s office.
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