On 27 April, Philadelphia police put out a warrant for the arrest of Kenneth Frye, 24, on a third degree murder charge.
When emergency services arrived, Pope was unresponsive and was rushed to hospital, but died from his injuries a week later, on 23 April. Officer Miguel Torres of the Philadelphia Police said that once he had escorted Pope outside, the bouncer returned and punched him in the face, causing him to fall to the ground and hit his head. Police said that on 16 April, Pope was visiting the Tabu Lounge and Sports Bar, an LGBT+ venue in the city’s “ Gayborhood“, but was escorted outside just before 1am “for being intoxicated”, according to The Standard-Times.ĬCTV footage shows Pope, 41, who lived in New Bedford, Massachusetts, dancing on the pavement outside before he is approached by the bouncer. A bouncer at a gay bar in Philadelphia is facing murder charges after punching and killing a gay patron Eric Pope.
