Choctaw Nation police conduct investigation into death at casino

Tuesday, June 7, 2016

The Choctaw Nation owns and operates a casino in Pocola, Oklahoma. Photo from Choctaw Nation

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A man died at a casino owned by the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, The Fort Smith Times Record reports.

The man was in his 50s, the paper said. He died at the Choctaw Casino in Pocola.

"We conducted an investigation as part of our due diligence in case the medical examiner determines the death was from unnatural causes," John Hobbs, the executive director of the tribe's public safety department, told the paper.

The Pocola facility is located close to the border of Oklahoma and Arkansas.

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Tribal police investigating death at Pocola Choctaw Casino (The Fort Smith Times Record 6/7)