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  • February 3, 2022 at 11:18 pm #136056
    joemad
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    URL = https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/rams/2022/02/03/san-francisco-49-ers-fan-coma-sofi-stadium/6649066001/

     

    San Francisco 49ers fan in coma after apparent attack at NFC championship game

    Analis Bailey

    USA TODAY

    A San Francisco 49ers fan remains in a medically-induced coma after being found injured in the SoFi Stadium parking lot at Sunday’s game against the Los Angeles Rams.

    Harbor-UCLA Medical Center staff told Inglewood police they believe Daniel Luna, 40, was attacked. Los Angeles County Fire Department paramedics found Luna about 30 minutes into the NFC championship game, wearing a San Francisco jersey, according to Inglewood Police Lt. Geoffrey Meeks.

    “They (medical staff) believe he suffered from an assault at the stadium to his upper body and facial area,” Meeks said. “We are relying heavily on video to try to identify the people involved. We are going to leave no stone unturned.

    Vernon Hill, a friend in contact with Luna’s family, told the Los Angeles Times that Luna flew from Oakland, California, to attend the game alone. Hill also shared that Luna still had his watch, wallet, and cell phone in his possession when brought to the hospital. Luna’s wife is at the hospital with him.

    Luna is a Bay Area native who owns Mistura Peruvian Rotisserie in Oakland, a restaurant specializing in Peruvian fusion cuisine. Mistura is temporally closed, according to the restaurant’s website.

    In a statement to USA TODAY Sports, SoFi Stadium says they are “aware and saddened” by the incident.

    “Our thoughts are with Mr. Luna’s friends and family during this difficult time. We are working with law enforcement officials in their investigation.”

    The stadium that seats 70,240 is set to host Super Bowl 56, Sunday, Feb. 13 at 6:30 p.m. ET.

    Luna’s apparent attack is similar to the story of Bryan Stow – a former paramedic who suffered traumatic brain injuries when he was attacked and beaten into a coma in the parking lot of Dodger Stadium in 2011 on opening day.

    February 3, 2022 at 11:21 pm #136071
    zn
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    joemad wrote:

    A San Francisco 49ers fan remains in a medically-induced coma after being found injured in the SoFi Stadium parking lot at Sunday’s game against the Los Angeles Rams.

     

    This is bad

    February 4, 2022 at 7:16 am #136076
    joemad
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    February 4, 2022 at 9:34 am #136078
    Zooey
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    Why people gotta be like that?

    It’s a game.

    February 4, 2022 at 10:52 am #136079
    wv
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    I’m just amazed it doesnt happen a lot more often

    given the ‘situation’ and all the tensions in the US today.

     

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    February 4, 2022 at 12:10 pm #136084
    joemad
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    i tried to post a current article on this, but for some reason many of my posts constantly require moderation prior to being viewable on this board.

    summary of the current article that I tried to post

    the suspect who knocked out Daniel Luna turned himself in and released on bail.

    Rams fan story is alignment with the video. Daniel Luna pushed the suspect in the back before being struck in the face, thus knocking Luna to the ground.

    February 4, 2022 at 1:03 pm #136083
    joemad
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    SoFi Stadium assault suspect released on bail, mayor says | KRON4

    SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — The man believed to have fought with a 49ers fan at SoFi Stadium turned himself in to police, our sister station KTLA originally confirmed.

    He was arrested, but has since made bail, Inglewood Mayor James Butts tells KRON4.

    The 49ers fan, 40-year-old Daniel Luna, is an Oakland restaurant owner and remains in a medically-induced coma. No further information was revealed about the assault suspect.

    The fight happened during the NFC Championship game in Los Angeles, where the 49ers were up against the Rams. The altercation between Luna and the other person lasted less than five seconds, Butts said in a press conference Thursday.

    Officials had blurry video of the fight, and Butts originally said it appeared Luna pushed a man in a Rams jersey in the parking lot of SoFi Stadium. Then, the man pushed back, which resulted in Luna falling and hitting his head.

    Mayor Butts has since retracted the part about what the suspect was wearing, telling KRON4 that he is embarrassed that he accidentally said the suspect was wearing a Rams jersey in the video, when in fact he meant to say he was wearing a red jersey. Luna and the suspect were recorded in a Niners tailgate area.

    Luna was found laying in the parking lot, bloody and with all his personal items still on him, about half an hour into the game

    SoFi Stadium released a statement saying, “We are aware and saddened by the incident. Our thoughts are with Mr. Luna’s friends and family during this difficult time. We are working with law enforcement officials in their investigation.”

    He is a chef and owner of Mistura, a Peruvian rotisserie on Piedmont Avenue in Oakland.

    This story will be updated.

    The Associated Press contributed to this report.

    February 4, 2022 at 7:47 pm #136100
    InvaderRam
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    joemad wrote:

    Mayor Butts has since retracted the part about what the suspect was wearing, telling KRON4 that he is embarrassed that he accidentally said the suspect was wearing a Rams jersey in the video, when in fact he meant to say he was wearing a red jersey. Luna and the suspect were recorded in a Niners tailgate area.

     

    wait.  so he was assaulted by another niner fan?  not that it matters.  but everything else has said it was a rams fan.

    February 4, 2022 at 10:24 pm #136106
    Zooey
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    Plot twist.

    February 5, 2022 at 8:13 am #136117
    joemad
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    Interview with the suspect’s  cousin who was there during altercation…

     

     

     

     

     

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