Mother and son brutally beat up Mets fan in parking lot fight outside Dodger Stadium leaving him with a 'piece of his skull missing'

  • Fan has been left in critical condition following the attack in LA on Friday
  • Police are now searching for two suspects, believed to be mother and son
  • A fight broke out after the first game of the National League Division Series
  • The Dodgers lost to the Mets 3-1  

A mother and son brutally beat a New York Mets fan outside Dodger Stadium on Friday night, police have said.

The pair, who police are searching for, left a 'piece of his skill missing' after he was hit following the playoff game, one of his friends said.   

The victim was in critical condition on Tuesday, but his name and age were not released.

The fight broke out around 10:30 p.m. in a parking lot after the Dodgers lost the opening game of the National League Division Series to the New York Mets, 3-1. 

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A fan was critically injured in a fight outside Dodger Stadium following Friday night's playoff game and detectives were searching for suspects

A fan was critically injured in a fight outside Dodger Stadium following Friday night's playoff game and detectives were searching for suspects

Investigation: Detectives with the robbery-homicide division were interviewing witnesses and reviewing teh Dodgers stadium (pictured) surveillance footage

Investigation: Detectives with the robbery-homicide division were interviewing witnesses and reviewing teh Dodgers stadium (pictured) surveillance footage

An argument between fans quickly escalated into violence, Hernandez said. 

It wasn't clear whether those involved were fans of rival teams.

Detectives with the robbery-homicide division were interviewing witnesses and reviewing stadium surveillance footage, Hernandez said.

A call to a Dodgers spokesman seeking comment wasn't immediately returned Monday.

ABC reports that according to the friend of the victim who tweeted about the incident, the victim, who has not been identified is from Southern California, not New York City.

Horrified witness Maria Cerecer caught the scene on camera.

'I walked closer and there was a gentleman on the floor and was bleeding profusely from the head. We got free rally towels that night, so they were holding the rally towels to his head,' she said.

Witnesses say that the suspect is a tall man with blonde hair and that the fight broke out after a argument.

Eyewitness: 'I walked closer and there was a gentleman on the floor and was bleeding profusely from the head,' said witness Maria Cerecer

Eyewitness: 'I walked closer and there was a gentleman on the floor and was bleeding profusely from the head,' said witness Maria Cerecer

Security at Dodger Stadium came under national scrutiny after a 2011 attack in the parking lot on opening day left San Francisco Giants fan Bryan Stow with brain damage. 

Two men - Marvin Norwood and Louie Sanchez - later were imprisoned after pleading guilty.

Stow sued the Dodgers and their former owner Frank McCourt, saying they were to blame for the attack because of insufficient security and lighting. 

A jury faulted the team, along with Sanchez and Norwood, and awarded Stow nearly $18 million after a six-week trial in 2014.

Similar attack: Security at Dodger Stadium came under national scrutiny after a 2011 attack in the parking lot on opening day left San Francisco Giants fan Bryan Stow (pictured) with brain damage.

Similar attack: Security at Dodger Stadium came under national scrutiny after a 2011 attack in the parking lot on opening day left San Francisco Giants fan Bryan Stow (pictured) with brain damage.

The Mets led 2-1 in the National League Division Series before the encounter at Citi Field on Tuesday night (pictured). It is the best of five games 

The Mets led 2-1 in the National League Division Series before the encounter at Citi Field on Tuesday night (pictured). It is the best of five games 

 

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