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STEAMBOAT SPRINGS — An Army sergeant who offended two patrons of a Steamboat Springs sports bar when he played one of his favorite Jimmy Buffett songs — “Margaritaville” — has died of a beating inflicted by the pair.
Sgt. 1st Class Richard Lopez, 37, of Fayetteville, N.C., died at 4:16 a.m. Monday at Denver Health Medical Center, according to Steamboat Springs police Capt. Joel Rae.
The dispute began when Lopez played the song on a jukebox in the Tap House Sports Grill late Thursday night. The two men — whose names were not released — made disparaging remarks about the song’s selection and the argument escalated on the street. A fight erupted between Lopez and two friends and the other two men.
