Back on July 18, 2014, Barron tragically fell down a garbage chute at Progressive Field, where Aldean had been performing, and his body was later found in an Oberlin landfill. According to local reports shared days after the incident, Barron’s body was found in a dumpster that had been stationed near the section he was seated at during Aldean’s concert. Law enforcement had initially told WKYC Investigator Tom Meyer that Barron couldn’t have fallen into a garbage chute–one that is said to extend five to six stories high–and that its three-foot by three-foot opening was “too small” for an adult to fall into it accidentally. Officials also originally told WKYC that Barron was found without any signs of foul play or physical injury and that the concertgoer had his ticket and phone in hand when he was discovered. But now, eight years later, the Lorain County Coroner officially ruled Barron’s death as a homicide, and law enforcement is offering more information on the moments leading up to the fan’s death. On Tuesday, the local coroner’s office issued the following statement to 3News: “Since the death of Cory Barron in 2014, additional investigation has been conducted by private investigators and the Cleveland Division of Police. The Lorain County Coroner has been provided with information by the Cleveland Police that Cory Barron was involved in an altercation at Progressive Field prior to his disappearance and death. In light of the additional information, his death was due to the actions or failure to act of another person or persons. The manner of death for Cory Barron has been changed from undetermined to homicide. “The cause of death for Cory Barron is unchanged and is sequelae of multiple blunt impacts to the head, trunk and extremities due to descent down a trash chute into an enclosed dumpster. The manner is homicide.” Despite the updated coroner’s report, police are still searching for leads and further evidence as to what may have led to the fall that caused Barron’s death. “We believe that somebody hit him in the head, kicked him in the ribs, picked him up, and dropped him down that chute,” said Dick Wrenn, the private investigator hired by the Barron family, as per the outlet. The family has set up a hotline and offered a $50,000 reward for information that leads to an indictment in their son’s death. Anyone with information is asked to call (440) 333-6602. More News:
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