7/11 1:27 PM: The 27-year-old woman who was knocked unconscious after being attacked outside AT&T Park Thursday evening was released from San Francisco General Hospital this morning, a police spokesman said.
The female victim tried to intervene in a fight that broke out shortly after a game between the San Francisco Giants and the Oakland Athletics at 5:50 p.m. on Second and King streets, police said.
Two male suspects apparently got into an argument with the victims, and one suspect punched a 28-year-old San Jose man in the face, according to police.
The 27-year-old Oakland woman tried to break up the fight, and one of the suspects punched her in the face and knocked her unconscious, police said.
The male victim suffered chipped teeth from the attack, police said.
Police believe the suspects and victims did not know each other, and the conflict was not related to team rivalries, Esparza said. Police don’t know whether the suspects went to the baseball game.
Police arrested suspect Francisco Lopez, 32, later Thursday night in Sacramento, where he lives, on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon and conspiracy after he fled the scene with a second suspect, police spokesman Officer Albie Esparza said.
Police are still searching for the second suspect, who is the one who allegedly punched the woman, Esparza said.
The second suspect is described as a black man between the ages of 30 and 35, 5 feet 10 inches tall and 240 pounds.
Police urge anyone with information about the crime to call SFPD at (415) 575-444 or text TIP411 with SFPD at the start of the message.
7/11 10:20 AM: Police have identified one of the suspects in an attack outside San Francisco’s AT&T Park Thursday evening that left a woman unconscious.
Police arrested Francisco Lopez, 32, in Sacramento later Thursday night on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon and conspiracy after he fled the scene with a second suspect, who is still at large, police spokesman Officer Albie Esparza said.
The female victim, who tried to intervene in a fight that broke out shortly after a game between the San Francisco Giants and the Oakland Athletics at 5:50 p.m. on Second and King streets, was knocked unconscious and transported to San Francisco General Hospital for treatment.
The two male suspects apparently got into an argument with the victims, and one suspect punched a 28-year-old man in the face, according to police.
The 27-year-old woman tried to break up the fight, and one of the suspects punched her in the face and knocked her unconscious, police said.
“When you’re with your friends, you want to stop an attack or break up a fight,” Esparza said. “That’s human nature.”
The woman is expected to recover, and the male victim suffered chipped teeth from the attack, police said.
Police were able to locate Lopez using the address associated with the registration of a truck, Esparza said.
Police believe the suspects and victims did not know each other, and the conflict was not related to team rivalries, Esparza said.
Police don’t know whether the suspects went to the baseball game.
“You come to a game to have fun; you don’t come to be the victim of a crime,” Esparza said.
Police are still searching for the second suspect and are investigating whether there is any video footage of the attack from surveillance cameras.
Police urge anyone with information about the second suspect to call (415) 575-4444 or text a tip to TIP411 with SFPD at the start of the message. Tipsters can remain anonymous.
Drew Himmelstein, Bay City News
7/11 7:47 AM: A suspect in an attack that knocked a woman unconscious outside San Francisco’s AT&T Park Thursday evening as arrested in Sacramento later that night, San Francisco police said today.
The woman had tried to intervene in a fight that broke out and was attacked herself at 5:50 p.m. at Second and King streets shortly after a game between the San Francisco Giants and Oakland A’s.
She was taken to San Francisco General Hospital with serious injuries. Police said this morning that she has been responding to treatment at the hospital.
The suspect arrested is believed to be one of two male suspects who got into an argument with the victims, police said.
One suspect punched the male victim in the face, and when the woman tried to break up the fight one of the suspects punched her in the face, knocking her unconscious, Esparza said.
The suspects fled the scene and the second suspect remains at large.
The male victim was treated at the scene for chipped teeth.
Anyone with information is asked to call police at (415) 575-4444 or text a tip to TIP411 with SFPD at the start of the message.
Scott Morris/Sara Gaiser, Bay City News
7/10 10:22 PM: A woman was knocked unconscious and her companion punched in the face near AT&T Park this evening after she tried to intervene in a fight, according to San Francisco police.
The incident occurred around 5:50 p.m. at Second and King streets according to Officer Albie Esparza.
Two male suspects got into an argument with the victims. One suspect punched the male victim in the face, and when the female victim tried to break up the fight one of the suspects punched her in the face, knocking her unconscious, Esparza said.
The suspects fled the scene, and remain at large. One is described as a black male, 30 to 35 years old, and the other as a Hispanic male, 30 to 35 years old.
The male victim was treated at the scene for chipped teeth, while the woman was taken to San Francisco General Hospital with serious injuries, Esparza said.
The incident occurred shortly after a game between the San Francisco Giants and Oakland A’s.
Anyone with information is asked to call police at (415) 575-4444 or text a tip to TIP411 with SFPD at the start of the message.
Sara Gaiser, Bay City News
