CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Video taken at Thursday night's NFL game in Charlotte shows one man sucker-punching another, and now the search is on for the suspect.
The video of the bloody fight was posted to Instagram by another fan at the game.
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A man wearing a Carolina Panthers jersey is seen engaged in a verbal argument with a fan seated behind him at Bank of America Stadium. After a few seconds, the fan in the jersey throws multiple punches at the victim, causing a flow of blood from the man's head..
The Charlotte Observer reports Warren Carrigan was the fan who shot the video.
Carrigan says the victim was upset about the fan in the jersey standing up throughout the game and obstructing his view. The suspect and his girlfriend allegedly called the seated fan numerous epithets before the fight started.
The fans has been identified by the team as the Panthers and the NFL continue to investigate the incident.
"We have reviewed video tape of the incident and have identified the perpetrator," the Panthers aid in a statement. "We are working with the Charlotte Mecklenburg Police Department to pursue charges to the fullest extent of the law."