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A mother and child died on Saturday after falling from the third level of Petco Park stadium prior to the San Diego Padres game in California, according to police.
Around 4 p.m. local time, police were called to the stadium after a 40-year-old woman and her 2-year-old son fell from the concourse level — about six stories high — to the sidewalk. When officers arrived at the scene, they began CPR before both the woman and child were pronounced dead, the San Diego Police Department stated in a press release provided to PEOPLE.
Police say the deaths “appeared to be suspicious” and the San Diego Police Homicide Unit was called to the scene to investigate “out of an abundance of caution.”
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“Our hearts obviously go out to the family, but also to the people who here could potentially be traumatized who saw this,” homicide Lt. Andra Browntold reporters. “It’s a horrible, horrible thing. That’s why we’re giving it a very serious look.”
The woman and child’s names are not currently being released to the public. The child’s father was also at the park when the incident took place, police said.
“We are speaking to the father of the child. They are not married, but we have the father of the child here and we are speaking with him,” Brown said, according toCBS8.
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On Sunday, the San Diego Padres released a statement on the incident.
Thousands of fans attended the Padres game against the Atlanta Braves. The San Diego Police Homicide Unit is still investigating and asking for witnesses or anyone with possible evidence to come forward.
source: people.com
