Last week, it was reported a man died after a confrontation at a Hank Williams, Jr. concert and the Oakland County medical examiner's office has ruled the death as a homicide.
According to Billboard, sheriff's officials announced the finding Friday (Aug. 22) as they investigated last Tuesday's death of Westland resident Robert Kobe. He was 55-years-old.
The sheriff's department also says it expects to finish its investigation by the end of this week and present it to prosecutors.
As previously reported, Kobe died from injuries he received during a confrontation with a 15-year-old boy at the Detroit-area concert held at DTE Energy Music Theatre.
Kobe had reportedly gone to the concert with a friend and the friend's teenage son, who is accused of shoving Kobe.
Cory Kobe, the victim's son, told the Detroit Free Press the death appeared to be accidental.
"Did you ever have an uncle who picks on you but doesn't mean to hurt you? That was my father," he explained in the teen's defense. "My father was double this kid's size. There's no way that kid's just going to come up and clock my dad with a fatal shove."
The shove in question caused Kobe to strike his head on the concrete. He was found in a pool of blood and was rushed to the hospital, where he was on life support in "very grave" condition.
The teen has since been released pending the investigation's completion.
This incident tops the list of tragic events that have taken place at several other country music events this summer including the mass casualty incident at a Keith Urban concert in Massachusetts that called for emergency service workers from six towns.
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