Crime & Safety
Eye Injury, Alcohol Possible Factors In Adam Zimmer's Death: Report
Thirty-eight-year-old Adam Zimmer was found dead at his Mendota Heights townhome last week.
MENDOTA HEIGHTS, MN — Alcohol and an eye injury may have played a role in 38-year-old Adam Zimmer's death, according to a report.
Zimmer's body was found at his home in Mendota Heights on Nov. 1 following a welfare check.
Court documents reviewed by the Star Tribune said that police were called to Zimmer's home on reports he "had passed out from drinking."
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At his townhome, officers found Zimmer seated on a couch with "bruising or blood pooling around his eye," the documents continued.
Police do not suspect foul play.
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Adam Zimmer, the son of Mike Zimmer, was the Vikings' co-defensive coordinator in the 2020 and 2021 seasons. At the time of his death, he was working remotely as an offensive analyst for the Cincinnati Bengals.
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