Inwood Man Dies After Knockout Punch Outside Of Chelsea Bar: Police

CHELSEA, NY — An Inwood man died after getting punched in the face and fracturing his skull while working as a bouncer at a Chelsea bar on Christmas Eve, police said and multiple publications have reported.

Duane Patterson, 61, was standing outside of Billymark's West Bar about 3 a.m. at the corner of Ninth Avenue and West 29th Street, when a man attacked him, police said.

During the fight, he got hit with a closed fist to the face, which sent him crashing to the cement, police said. The attacker then ran away from the bar, police added.

NYPD are unsure what led to the dispute.

Patterson was rushed to the hospital in critical condition, where he was diagnosed with a fractured skull, police said.

He died from those injuries on Monday, police said.

Patterson's daughter Arianna started a fundraiser for him five days ago that has raised $18,950 of its $20,000 goal.

"The family is in need of emotional and financial support during this devastating time," Arianna wrote on the fundraiser. "My father was such a strong, honorable person and was always quick to make us laugh! We will love you dearly always and forever."

Patterson lived on Thayer Street in Upper Manhattan.

There have been no arrests.