Man was attempting to shield others from objectHammer cleared barriers before striking victim
An errant hammer thrown by a competitor struck and killed a spectator at a youth track and field meet at the University of Colorado’s Colorado Springs campus.
The hammer cleared barriers before striking the man, who was the father of one of the competitors, on Sunday morning, the university said in a statement.
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