Parents of veteran killed in Washington speak out

Parents of veteran killed in Washington speak out


Reported by: Julie Tremmel Email: julietremmel@fox23news.com

The parents of the 33-year-old Clifton Park Army veteran who died in Washington, DC earlier this week are now sharing their story.

Shenedahowa graduate Patrick Casey suffered head trauma and never regained consciousness after possibly trying to intervene in an altercation that happened outside a DC McDonald's one week ago.

Casey was a football star at Shen, and not too far down the road, was a football standout at RPI too.

His parents Paul and Gail say their son also saw serious combat action during a recent 12-month long tour to Afghanistan, even losing several friends to the horrors of war.

After his time in the military was up, he worked as a computer systems tech in Israel, making friends with dozens of people in several other countries along the way.

At 6' 4", and 275 pounds, his mom and dad admit Casey was quite an imposing figure.

As an Army Sergeant, a football star and accomplished outdoorsman, Casey may seem on the surface, intimidating. But his parents say the truth is, Patrick was just a big hearted, easy going guy who loved his family, his friends and his country.

The couple says after being overwhelmed with relief to finally watch their son come home to the U.S. safely, they never expected to lose their son like this.

So, right now, people from Israel to Troy are mourning his death.
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Clifton Park native, Army vet killed in Washington, DC

Reported by: Paul Merrill Email: paulmerrill@fox23news.com
Editor: B. DiGiovanni

Print Story Published: 9/28
A Clifton Park native is dead after a bizarre incident on a Washington, DC street.

Thirty-three-year-old Patrick Casey had just finished a one-year-long tour of duty with the U.S. Army Infantry in Afghanistan.

He had moved to Washington in August to begin graduate school at George Washington University.

"When he was in Afghanistan, we thought that was the worst year of our life," says Gail Casey, Patrick's mother. "This is worse and I don't know when it stops."

Patrick died Tuesday at George Washington University Hospital in Washington.

He had been attacked outside a Washington McDonald's the previous Friday.

It was reportedly 2:00 a.m. on Friday when Patrick tried to stop three men who were causing trouble outside the restaurant.
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