Police now say that 49-year-old John Thompson of Long Beach died at McKinley Elementary School shortly after two men punched and kicked him in an effort to disarm and detain him before officers arrived.
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Police now say that 49-year-old John Thompson of Long Beach died at McKinley Elementary School shortly after two men punched and kicked him in an effort to disarm and detain him before officers arrived.
