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Report: Bears fan in critical condition after tailgate altercation

Published Oct. 21, 2014 12:34 p.m. ET

Sid Saraf

A Chicago Bears fan is in critical condition after an argument at a pregame tailgate turned physical.

The Chicago Sun-Times reports that a 57-year-old man was beaten in the McCormick Place parking lot on Sunday, which is one of the many places where fans can park and gather outside of Soldier Field — site of Sunday's Bears home game vs. the Miami Dolphins. The man was discovered "incapacitated" near his SUV with severe injuries. A police report stated that he suffered blunt force trauma to the head and face.

The victim was transported to Northwestern Memorial Hospital and appeared to be "heavily intoxicated."

No arrests have been made in connection with the beating.