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Man dead after fight inside downtown hotel

PITTSBURGH — A man is dead after a fight inside a downtown hotel between a group of men who were guests, police said.

Officers were called to Hotel Monaco just after 2:30 a.m. Hotel staff directed them to the eighth floor where they found an unresponsive man in the hallway. Paramedics transported him to a local hospital in critical condition, where he later died.

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Police said witnesses recalled a fist fight erupting between a group of men who were staying at the hotel. Investigators are not sure yet if they all knew each other.

The man who died has been identified as Jacob Brown, 41.

Management for Hotel Monaco said they have no comment following the incident.