Police search home of a suspect involved in the death of Paul Kessler

The autopsy revealed that he died from intracranial injuries after taking a blow to the head. Investigators haven't ruled out whether this was part of a hate crime.

Paul Kessler, el hombre judío que murió después de recibir un golpe en la cabeza cerca de una manifestación a favor de Palestina en California. — Paul Kessler (Screenshot / YouTube: KTLA 5)

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Alejandro Baños

8 de noviembre, 2023

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Police in California have issued a search warrant for the home of a person allegedly involved in the death of Paul Kessler. His death occurred while he was walking near a pro-Palestine demonstration in Ventura County on Monday due to injuries sustained after being hit with a megaphone.

In statements collected by The Daily Wire, Jim Fryhoff, Ventura County Sheriff, explained that the first steps of the investigation into Kessler's death led them to proceed to the arrest of a 50-year-old man who was present at the demonstration:

Yesterday afternoon, detectives obtained a search warrant for the suspect and the suspect’s residence,” said Fryhoff. “At 4:58 p.m. detectives conducted a traffic stop on the vehicle driven by the suspect in the city of Simi Valley. The suspect was detained … until the completion of the search warrant and he was released at 6:15 p.m. During the detention of the suspect, detectives executed a search warrant at the suspect’s residence in the city of Moorpark.

In addition, Fryhoff said that although it has not yet been clarified what happened before his death, it is known that the victim "fell backward and struck his head on the ground."

Currently, no hypothesis has been ruled out. Investigators are looking into whether it was part of a hate crime.

Kessler was hit in the front of the head

Ventura County Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Christopher Young clarified that Kessler died from "intracranial injuries, which included swelling of the brain and hemorrhage surrounding the brain."

Additionally, the autopsy determined that Kessler suffered a blow to his head," which led to his death. Dr. Young said:

The cause of death has been certified as blunt force head trauma, the manner of death is homicide. When a manner of death of homicide is made, it’s simply stating that the death occurred at the hands of another person or the actions of another person contributed to the death of the person.

After being hit, emergency services treated Kessler. He was then taken consciously to the hospital but, hours later, his medical situation worsened and he ended up dying from his injuries.