Shortly before 4 p.m. PT Saturday, police said they were notified that two people had fallen from the third-level concourse level, which is the equivalent of six stories high, to the sidewalk. Two officers found the bodies of the woman, 40, and her son.
They had been at a dining/concession area on the concourse level, said police Lt. Adam T. Sharki. The child’s father was at the ballpark. The child’s father also was at the game.
A man told the San Diego Union-Tribune that his wife witnessed the fall, saying it appeared a toddler fell from an area with picnic tables, and the woman also fell trying to grab him.
“We are deeply saddened by the loss of life at Petco Park last evening,” the team said in a written statement Sunday morning. “Our thoughts and prayers are with the family of those involved. We will continue to refrain from comment on the nature of the incident as it is an ongoing investigation by the San Diego Police Department.”
Because police said the deaths “appeared to be suspicious” and “out of an abundance of caution,” the San Diego Police Homicide Unit were called to the scene.
Investigators are looking for evidence and possible witnesses, and they are hoping to speak with people who were present when the fall happened, according to the statement.
An announced crowd of 39,000 attended the game, which was the second to last game of the season at the ballpark.
