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Police say 72-year-old died after altercation in Hastings

HASTINGS, Neb. (AP) — Authorities say a 72-year-old man died after a physical altercation in Hastings.

Station KSNB reports that officers were sent to help an unresponsive man around 1 p.m. Tuesday. They and medics tried to revive him, but he died later at a Hastings hospital.

The man’s name hasn’t been released.

Police say officers arrested a 57-year-old man on suspicion of assault by mutual consent. Online court records don’t show that he’s been formally charged.

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