The Brief
- Tumusifu Bazirake, 19, died after police say he was assaulted when a fight broke out at a soccer game on August 6 near 43rd Avenue and McDowell Road.
- Phoenix police released photos of people who they say were at the field at the time of the assault and “may have information important to this investigation.”
- Anyone with information is asked to call police or Silent Witness at 480-WITNESS.
PHOENIX – Police have identified a man who died after a fight broke out during a soccer game in west Phoenix.
What we know:
Just after 8 p.m. on Aug. 6, the Phoenix Police Department was called to 43rd Avenue and McDowell Road for reports of an unresponsive man in a field. Once at the scene, officers learned 19-year-old Tumusifu Bazirake was playing in a soccer game when he was assaulted by several other people during a fight.…