OT: Deaths at Petco Park before Padres baseball game ruled as suicide and homicide by police

[Brian in Mesa]

Deaths at Petco Park before Padres baseball game ruled as suicide and homicide by police​

Deaths at Petco Park before Padres baseball game ruled as suicide and homicide by police

Woman and child fell from upper concourse at San Diego's Petco Park before a baseball game there in September 2021.

news.yahoo.com

San Diego police have concluded that a 40-year-old woman died by suicide when she fell from a third-level concourse at Petco Park last September, killing her and her 2-year-old son.

The woman, Raquel Wilkins, and her son, Denzel Browning-Wilkins, were pronounced dead on the scene Sept. 25, shortly before a baseball game there between the San Diego Padres and Atlanta Braves. San Diego police initially said the deaths “appeared to be suspicious” but did not say Wednesday how they reached their conclusion.

“The detectives conducted a thorough and comprehensive investigation that included dozens of interviews, reviewing of available video footage, and collecting background information to determine what led to the deaths,” the police said in a news release Wednesday. “In consultation with the San Diego County Medical Examiner, Raquel Wilkins’ death has been classified a suicide and Denzel Browning-Wilkins’ death has been classified a homicide. The San Diego Police Department will not be making any further comment on the case.”

 

[Brian in Mesa]

Parents of Woman Who Died With Toddler in Petco Park Fall Sues City, Padres​

Parents of Woman Who Died With Toddler in Petco Park Fall Sues City, Padres

The family of a woman who died along with her 2-year- old son in a fall from a third-floor concourse at Petco Park last year is suing the Padres and the city of San Diego for alleged negligence.

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