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San Diego Police Department is investigating the deaths of a woman and her 2-years old son. The San Diego Union-Tribune reported that both mom and her son fell from the 3^rd level of Petco Park, just as thousands of baseball fans were heading inside for a Padres game. Lt. Andra Brown informed the newspaper that 40-years old woman and the boy were pronounced dead at 4:11 p.m., about 20 minutes after police were alerted to the incident. Brown also said both fell from the third-level concourse. It is equivalent to 6 stories high, to the sidewalk below on Tony Gwynn Drive. Police said that it was too early to know whether the fall was accidental or intentional. But pointing out the victims’ deaths appeared to be suspicious.

However, the police department didn’t release their names but confirmed both were residents of San Diego. Lt. Adam T. Sharki said the mother and child had been at a dining/concession area on the concourse level prior to the fall. The child’s father was at the ballpark when the deaths happened. The SDPD Homicide Unit 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”. The police department’s homicide unit was involved in the investigation. Brown said investigators understand that there may have been a number of people in the concourse area who might have more information. It could potentially give the family some peace.

It is noteworthy that Petco Park is a baseball park located in the downtown area of San Diego, California, United States. This is the current home to the San Diego Padres of Major League Baseball (MLB). The Park is also used as the venue for concerts, soccer, golf, and rugby sevens. Petco Park is named after the San Diego-based pet supplies retailer Petco, which paid for the naming rights until 2028. The ballpark is between Seventh and 10th avenues, south of J Street. The Park opened in 2004, replacing Qualcomm Stadium, which the Padres shared with the San Diego Chargers (now the Los Angeles Chargers) of the National Football League (NFL). The southern side of the stadium is bounded by San Diego Trolley light rail tracks along the north side of Harbor Drive.