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Police Investigating After Newark Man Dies Of Blunt Force Trauma

NEWARK, NY (CBSNewYork) -- Police in Newark are investigating after they say a man died from blunt force trauma last weekend.

Authorities say 41-year-old Francisco Perez died Sunday morning at the hospital. Police say Perez got into some sort of altercation in his home Saturday evening and several hours later, was taken to the hospital after complaining of head pain.

He was declared brain dead at the hospital and then died the next day.

A preliminary autopsy found he died of blunt force trauma.

No arrests have made, but police are still investigating.

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