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Former New Bedford School Committee member Eric Pope died from injuries suffered after he was punched by a bouncer outside a Philadelphia bar.

The victim's family said he had been in Philadelphia visiting friends.

A third-degree murder warrant has been approved for the bouncer who punched a patron, who later died, outside of Tabu Lounge and Sports Bar in Center City earlier this month.

An arrest warrant has been issued for a bouncer at the Tabu Lounge & Sports Bar on South 12th Street after he allegedly punched a man who later died.

Eric Pope, 41, was felled by a single punch moments after being ejected from a bar whose bouncers allegedly have a reputation for intimidation.

The bouncer who allegedly punched New Bedford native Eric Pope outside a Philadelphia bar, leading to his death, has now been charged with third degree murder.

The victim's family said he had been in Philadelphia visiting friends.

Activists gathered Tuesday outside a Philadelphia bar where law enforcement sources say a bouncer punched an intoxicated patron who later died at the hospital.

Caught on camera, a man police say was punched outside a club by the bouncer has died at the hospital and the Philadelphia Homicide Unit is now investigating.

Law enforcement sources tell FOX 29 that criminal charges are expected in a deadly assault that happened outside a Philadelphia bar earlier this month.