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Uh-Oh...Looks Like 9'er Fan Caught A Beat Down

February 02, 2022 06:45PM
I hope that he's OK and the perpetrator(s) are caught. This isn't a good look.


49ers Fan In Coma After Apparent Beating Outside SoFi Stadium During NFC Championship

BY HARRIET RYAN STAFF WRITER
FEB. 2, 2022 UPDATED 7:28 PM PT



Police are investigating the apparent beating of a San Francisco 49ers fan found severely injured in the parking lot of SoFi Stadium during Sunday’s NFC championship game against the Rams.

Daniel Luna, a restaurant owner from Oakland, remains hospitalized at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center in what Inglewood police said was a medically induced coma.

Luna, 40, was discovered on the ground by Los Angeles Fire Department paramedics in the stadium’s Lot L about 4 p.m., half an hour into the Rams-49ers contest, said Inglewood Police Lt. Geoffrey Meeks. Luna was wearing a San Francisco jersey and black pants, Meeks said.

Emergency room staff at Harbor-UCLA noted wounds suggesting Luna had been attacked and contacted Inglewood police later that night.

“They believe he suffered from an assault at the stadium to his upper body and facial area,” Meeks said. Detectives are working with stadium officials to determine what happened to Luna, he said.

“We are relying heavily on video to try to identify the people involved,” he said. “We are going to leave no stone unturned.”

More than 70,000 people were on hand Sunday to see the Rams best the 49ers 20-17 to advance to the Super Bowl, which SoFi Stadium will host Feb. 13. So many San Francisco fans were expected that the wives of some L.A. players campaigned on social media to give away tickets to Rams supporters.

A spokeswoman for the stadium declined to comment on Luna’s case, citing the police investigation.

Luna grew up in the Bay Area and owns a Peruvian fusion restaurant, Mistura, on Piedmont Avenue in Oakland, according to published reports about the restaurant. Its website Wednesday indicated it was temporarily closed. Luna’s wife was at the hospital with him and, she said in a brief phone call, too upset to speak.

Luna flew to L.A. and attended the game alone after other fans who were to accompany him canceled, said Vernon Hill, a friend from Oakland who is in touch with his family. He said Luna usually chronicled his outings in photos and shared them with friends and relatives, but they did not receive the usual pictures Sunday night.

He said that Luna still had his watch, wallet and phone when taken to the hospital, suggesting robbery was not a motive. Police said they could not confirm those details.

Until The Times sought to confirm Hill’s account, authorities had not released a public statement about the attack.

“I don’t want this to happen to anyone else,” Hill said. “They are having the Super Bowl there.”

The circumstances of Luna’s injuries shared some similarities with one of the darkest days in L.A. sports history, the brutal 2011 beating of San Francisco Giants fan Bryan Stow in the Dodger Stadium parking lot. Two men were convicted in the attack that left Stow, a paramedic, with brain damage.

Meeks said that thus far in the investigation, “we have not come across any information” suggesting Luna was targeted for being a 49ers fan.

LA Times
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  Uh-Oh...Looks Like 9'er Fan Caught A Beat Down

ramBRO1290February 02, 2022 06:45PM

  Re: Uh-Oh...Looks Like 9'er Fan Caught A Beat Down

Ram_Ruler254February 02, 2022 07:02PM

  After the SF vs Dallas game, I saw video Cowboys fans fighting each other

ramzilla217February 02, 2022 07:45PM

  Something is wrong in our society....

JamesJM264February 02, 2022 08:20PM

  Re: Something is wrong in our society....

waterfield246February 02, 2022 08:51PM

  Re: Something is wrong in our society....

Ramkind241February 02, 2022 09:00PM

  Yeah, I think most would agree with that...

JamesJM187February 02, 2022 09:57PM

  VERY fragile egos out there.

Ramgator163February 03, 2022 02:48AM

  Glorification of Crime and Being a Victim justifies actions

Rams_81178February 03, 2022 06:48AM

  Re: Something is wrong in our society....

bigjimram21374February 03, 2022 01:49AM

  While I agree...

Atlantic Ram192February 03, 2022 02:58AM

  Lots of assumptions being made.

CeeZar231February 03, 2022 03:27AM

  Re: Lots of assumptions being made.

Ramboni190February 03, 2022 04:33AM

  I saw a Rams fan at the Tampa game who was LIT! He spent more time...

Ramgator241February 03, 2022 03:09AM

  Re: Uh-Oh...Looks Like 9'er Fan Caught A Beat Down

Tony Romas168February 03, 2022 03:16AM

  Video of the vicious beating found...

JYB329February 03, 2022 04:16AM

  Not surprised...

Ramsdude193February 03, 2022 04:38AM

  Re: Not surprised...

MamaRAMa198February 03, 2022 05:04AM

  Re: Not surprised...

Ramstien155February 03, 2022 05:13AM

  Re: Not surprised...

sfbayram208February 04, 2022 01:52PM

  Looks like the Niner fan started it.

NewMexicoRam228February 04, 2022 04:36AM

  Re: Looks like the Niner fan started it.

Ramsdude226February 04, 2022 05:14AM

  Re: Looks like the Niner fan started it.

ramithard192February 04, 2022 05:19AM

  Then he deserved being put in a coma

waterfield167February 04, 2022 12:20PM

  obviously

CeeZar174February 04, 2022 12:58PM

  Re: obviously

GlacieRam172February 04, 2022 01:39PM

  game had been going for about 45 minutes

21Dog146February 04, 2022 05:21AM

  I keep reading he was found around 4pm local time....

RAMbler163February 04, 2022 06:08AM

  thanks for the correction

21Dog128February 04, 2022 06:11AM

  Report: Suspect Arrested In SoFi Stadium Beating

ramBRO262February 04, 2022 06:01AM

  Updated Info

ramBRO293February 04, 2022 09:15AM

  Re: Updated Info

oldschoolramfan205February 04, 2022 09:58AM

  DA should not press charges on this one

merlin191February 04, 2022 10:10AM

  Re: DA should not press charges on this one

Rampage2K-187February 04, 2022 11:10AM

  Re: DA should not press charges on this one

21Dog394February 04, 2022 11:18AM

  Re: DA should not press charges on this one

Rampage2K-231February 04, 2022 11:29AM

  You guys won't like this

waterfield204February 04, 2022 04:53PM

  Re: You guys won't like this

RamsfanRobLA283February 04, 2022 06:55PM

  Re: You guys won't like this

CeeZar378February 05, 2022 05:11AM

  Re: You guys won't like this

waterfield140February 05, 2022 09:18AM

  Re: DA should not press charges on this one

napoli173February 04, 2022 06:45PM

  Re: Updated Info: Both might be guilty but turn the cheek

Anonymous User155February 05, 2022 01:30PM

  Reminds me of when I was at Soldier Field in 1977

NewMexicoRam215February 05, 2022 03:01PM

  Update: Man Charged With Felony Battery In SoFi Stadium Altercation; Victim Out Of Coma

ramBRO317March 10, 2022 09:47AM

  Re: Update: Man Charged With Felony Battery In SoFi Stadium Altercation; Victim Out Of Coma

SoCalRAMatic187March 10, 2022 09:58AM

  Re: Update: Man Charged With Felony Battery In SoFi Stadium Altercation; Victim Out Of Coma

Ramstien273March 10, 2022 01:05PM

  Re: Update: Man Charged With Felony Battery In SoFi Stadium Altercation; Victim Out Of Coma

Golden Ram111March 11, 2022 04:07AM