Boy hurt in fall from Staples Center luxury suite after Lakers game

A young boy fell from a luxury suite after the Lakers' game Sunday against the Golden State Warriors, tumbling into the lower level at Staples Center.

The boy was believed to be between 2 and 5 years old. The boy was moving his arms and legs as he was moved onto a stretcher, according to a witness who declined to be identified. He was taken to a local hospital.

It was unclear from which level of suites the boy had fallen. There's an approximately 50-foot drop from the top tier and a 25-foot drop from the middle tier. A fall from the lowest suite level would be about 5 feet to the highest rows of the lower level.

An hour after the game, arena security officials could be seen examining and taking photos of a suite on the highest level on the west side of the building.

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Comments

[Xeifrank]

Ouch! A parents nightmare. Hope the little fellow is ok. Will pray for him.

[Lion Heart]

Hope he is alright, Wish he recovers soon from the fall

[mc]

He died :(

[Alan Fiero]

I've had season seats at staples for years and I sit right below the luxury suites. having seen many families and parties in these suites for various games and events it always amazed me at how little protection there is to keep anyone from climbing over or falling out. i hope this will serve as a warning that something needs to be done, weather it be fully enclosing the suites or at least raising the glass to at least 48 inches.

[Marcy]

Wonder what his parents were doing that they were not paying attention to their kid, as the luxury suites are NOT easy to fall from. One would have to do some real climbing to manage it.

[dean]

i have attended many clippers' games at staples center, in the nosebleed seats, first row. similarly, it amazes me that accidents like this do not happen with more frequencey. the first row of the uppermost sections have only a very minimal glass barrier, not enough space in front of the seats to even walk straight, and not enough room to align my feet properly in front of me. in fact, just getting the seat for an adult is problematic without falling.

i noticed that the sections are somewhat terraced, so that if i ever went over, presumably, it would only be about 8 or so feet to the next ring - but not by much! if there were any momentum, it is easy to envision someone flying over that, as well, and dropping what appears to be 40 feet.

scary. who designed this tragedy-in-waiting? the architectural firm should be forced to pay for everything, and perhaps the group that MUST have taken bribes to approve the design.

[Victoria Ross]

He died. God bless his soul.

[Alex]

makes you wonder if there is a god when stuff like this happens,