California grandfather dies after he was beaten for asking man to turn down music

A California grandfather has died after he was allegedly beaten for asking people in a Starbucks parking lot to turn down their music.

Robert Ketner, 69, was slugged after he confronted River Baumann, 20, for blaring tunes last week outside the coffee chain in Rocklin, news station KTXL reported.

“He was kind of sitting outside, drinking his latte when the vehicle of some sort came by,” a relative, who did not want to be identified, told the outlet.

“It was like really loud music; people were complaining about it. So, he pointed out, like, which car it was and asked them to turn their music down.”

Police allege the man punched Ketner and he fell to the ground, suffering an injury to his head that knocked him unconscious, news station KOVR reported.

The retired grandfather was brought to the hospital, where he was put on life support and died four days later, the outlet reported.

“Whatever the argument was, no one deserves to lose their life,” Rocklin police Cpl. Zack Lewis said. “So, it’s a sad thing that we have to experience this.”

Baumann was initially arrested on suspicion of assault in connection with the dispute, but he was hit with a manslaughter charge in the wake of Ketner’s death, the outlets reported.

via: https://nypost.com/2020/10/26/grandfather-dies-after-he-was-beaten-for-asking-man-to-turn-down-music/

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