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Teen plunges 30 feet to death during concert

A man plunged to his death after he crashed through a window at an arena during a concert, police said.
/ Source: msnbc.com staff and news service reports

A man plunged to his death after he crashed through a window at an arena during a concert, police said.

The Allegheny County medical examiner's office identified the man as 19-year-old Joseph Kimutis, of McDonald. He had been rushed to a hospital after smashing through a window at the Peterson Events Center on the campus of the University of Pittsburgh on Wednesday night.

He fell about 30 feet, officials said.

that Kimutis had attended the event with his father.

Pittsburgh police are checking on a report that Kimutis got down in a football stance, yelled "hike," and then charged toward a double-paned window.

Police Lt. Daniel Herrmann told the Post-Gazette that the glass was about an inch thick.

'A little out of it' According to the newspaper, he plunged to "a sloped hillside bordering a cement walkway."

Herrmann said Kimutis was reportedly "a little out of it." Toxicology reports are pending.

Kimutis' fall happened during a concert by Furthur, a band that includes two former Grateful Dead members.