Tragedy at Braves Padres game as mother and child fall to death

Just before the start of Saturday’s San Diego Padres and Atlanta Braves game a mother and her child fell from the third level of PetCo Park stadium to the sidewalk below; when police arrived, both were pronounced dead at the scene.San Diego Police Department Lt. Andra Brown said the 40-year-old mother and her son were at a dining and concession area before they fell. Police don’t have a cause for the fall, but the San Diego Police Homicide Unit was called to the scene and is investigating.Brown said, “We’re speaking to the father of the child, they aren’t married but we are speaking.” Detectives are trying to locate evidence and any possible witnesses, but most people at the game were unaware of what happened.

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