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NewsJuly 31, 2003

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- A southwest Missouri man died of a head injury after a fight broke out near downtown Springfield. Police were questioning three men Wednesday, but no state charges were filed. Police arrived about 2 a.m. Wednesday to find two men down. Both were taken to a city hospital...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- A southwest Missouri man died of a head injury after a fight broke out near downtown Springfield.

Police were questioning three men Wednesday, but no state charges were filed.

Police arrived about 2 a.m. Wednesday to find two men down. Both were taken to a city hospital.

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William F. Samuels, 24, of Springfield died a short time later. An autopsy showed he suffered trauma to the head.

The other man, whose name was not immediately available, was treated and released.

No other details were immediately available.

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