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Breckenridge Police: Brendan Rye Strangled To Death

BRECKENRIDGE, Colo. (CBS4)- The death of a Florida man in Breckenridge in November 2019 has been ruled a homicide. Brendan Rye was strangled.

Rye, 29, was found after a fight between him and his roommate, Miles Tovar, 35.

Breckenridge shooting (Brendan Rye) credit Breckenridge Police Dept.
Brendan Rye (credit: Breckenridge Police Department)

Police in Breckenridge responded to reports of gunshots and found Tovar with a gunshot to the right thigh. Rye was unconscious and rushed to the hospital where he died.

Tovar claims the strangulation was in self defense.

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