Dodger Stadium beating: 16 investigators sift through pile of tips to find Bryan Stow's assailants

The brutal beating of Bryan Stow in Dodger Stadium is being investigated by 16 detectives and officers working around the clock to examine a growing pile of information from witnesses and others, the lead investigator said Tuesday.

Det. P.J. Morris said that with the large reward and growing publicity surrounding the opening day beating that left the San Francisco Giants fan with brain damage and in a medically induced coma, investigators are now having to filter through dozens of tips.

“Detectives are working shift after shift," Morris said. "When one team goes off another one comes on.”

Morris said Tuesday that the identity of the two assailants who kicked and punched the father of two remained a mystery.

The suspects have been described by police only as Latinos from 18 to 25 years who had tattoos visible underneath their apparel. The LAPD is working to get more details on the suspects' appearance and Capt. Bill Murphy said the department may update the descriptions.

The pair may have been with a young boy. Morris said investigators did not know what type of vehicle they drove away in.

Although many people were milling around in the parking lot after the game, no one seems to know where the assailants fled.

Stow remained in critical but stable condition Tuesday. More than $60,000 was raised Monday during a fund-raising drive in the Dodger Stadium parkling lot to help the family with medical bills.

Anyone with information can reach detectives at (213) 847-4261.

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-- Richard Winton

Photo: LAPD sketches of the suspects based on witness descriptions. The sketches were released last week and police are working to get more details on their appearance. Credit: LAPD

Comments

[michael Patrick]

theses guys are cowards like many who go to sporting games anymore They do not have any skills or class

if you know who these guys are turn them in and do the right thing

[David reed]

I want to know why none of the witnesses didn't step up and help this victim why would you allow two thugs to beat someone like that wish I could have been there to help

[bryan]

I wonder if the family of the victim knows this: in the wake of incidents during the 2008 playoffs vs the Cubs and vs the Phillies at Dodger stadium they called people (based on their purchasing habits) who they knew were fans of the other team to ask them how they were treated. I received a call because of buying Cubs tickets throughout the years. A friend of mine who went to the Phillies game was getting harrassed so much that the security guard suggested that THEY leave, as opposed to those doing the antagonizing. I made sure the caller heard that story.

In short, the Dodgers have been aware of this for several years and pretty much ceded control to the mob with their "you need to leave for your own safety" approach favored by their sectional security guards in the stadium.

Shameful.

[steve rodriguez]

@ Sarah - these thugs were evil before they hit the alcohol.

[Montana Gold-]

To be honest, I seen the guys pacing away real fast with a young boy.. they weren't parked inside. They walked all they way out and got lost in a crowd of blue. Real talk, didn't see the beating... just the crowd and people starring and the two. Looked Armenian to me.

[desotojohn]

There are so many unanswered questions here.

Where was Stow and his buddy seated during the game? Were they drinking? Why were they wearing SF Jerseys? Did they pick a fight with anyone? Were any words exchanged with Dodger fans? How long after the game did the attack occur? Have the police identified everyone seated within a 50 seat radius of Stow? Finding out who they were should be as easy as looking up credit card receipts.

[Anthony]

get these thugs and lock them up. put every detective on the cases if you have too. Oh! ten year old boy was there. He'll talke. Case the schools.

[tom ramirez]

i sure hope they catch these two idiots!!! if they were man enough they would turn themselves in. soon or later someone will crack and let the police know there where abouts.

[Disgusted!]

Like several others I USED to go to Dodger games. No more. I hope the Lakers don't win the championship this year and get eliminated early in the playoffs so we don't have a repeat of last year's disgrace!

[thecriticaleye]

I have attended games at Dodger Stadium for many years. However, I have refused to go for the past two years because of the harassment by idiots like this. It seems they believe that the price of admission gives them the right to get drunk and make fools out of themselves and if someone gets in their way that same price of admission gives them the right to assault the other person. They seem to think that unless they do that they are less than men.

You are correct when you say that security at the stadium is less than a joke. The last time I was at the stadium a fellow sitting in front of me drank too much and became very annoying and was taking the fun out of the game for those around him. More than one of us asked him to, please, restrain himself so we could enjoy the game. He became confrontational and tried to pick a fight with us. He threatened us with retribution in the parking lot after the game by him and his friends. When we told security what happened they suggested we leave so we could avoid the problem. They did nothing to the perp. When did it become the duty of a victim to leave a game early in order to avoid an idiot? When did it become security's job to defend the trouble maker. Why did I have to miss the last part of the game because this other person couldn't control his drinking?

I'll never go back.

[Encino Rob]

As I drove out of the Academy Rd exit on Opening Day, I remarked to my friends that I thought it was a waste of time and money to have about 20 LAPD Bicycle Cops congregating and socializing on the other side of the parking booths. But there they were, having a fine old time laughing and scratching at about the same time as Mr. Stow was getting his head caved in.
Chief Beck...cool it with the righteous indignation. Some of this guy's blood is on your hands too.

[Andy]

OMG, I see many faces like these two at the stadium

[john mcdonald]

the police aren't really tring to find these guys. if they are found, they will be identified as gang bangers. then too many questions will be asked as there will be proof of gang bangers taking over the stadium. its better for the dodgers and the police to have these guys be random anonymous thugs, its a one off random event, no systemic problems at the stadium

[notathug]

@ Phyliss.... Actually Dodger Stadium is not a public facility. It is a privately owned stadium by McCourt. He can be held liable for anything that happens on his grounds (inside the stadium or in the parking lot). The Stow family can sue McCourt for what happened to this gentleman.

[bob mclaughlin]

I commend the diligence of the LAPD and Chief Becker in their attempt to bring these people to justice. However, the problem lies with Mr. McCourt and his insistence that the sale of alcohol at the stadium has nothing to do with anything. That is simply not true, it has everything to do with it. He is stating that because alcohol sales are one of the most lucrative revenue generators for any kind of sports event. I have seen nothing regarding his efforts to reach out to the family of the victim, this man as an owner is pathetic and should be ashamed of himself.

[Happy Surfer]

The only way the Dodgers will be able to eliminate the problems at the stadium is to raise ticket prices. Keep raising the prices till the problem crowed can no longer afford to go to the games.

[chris]

Its too bad this guy was so seriously hurt and I wouldnt wish that upon anybody over something so trivial as a baseball fued, but nobody is mentioning what was said or done before the fight broke out. Was this guy an innocent sports fan who was beaten without warning? Or, was he at our stadium stirring it up causing problems? Who started the fight? Lets get to the real bottom of this because its giving SoCal a bad name. I was in Frisco last weeknd wearing my Dodgers hat and you wouldnt believe the hostility I dealt with....

[Mighty Mike]

@ chris, sorry man. It's not the same...

The difference is you didn't get your skull kicked in by a couple of cowards. Sorry about the hostility you had to put up with while up here, it goes with the territory, but you aren't in a hospital bed fighting for your life right now. Please don't try and rationalize this shameful incident.

If you were at AT&T park and a couple of Giants fans started kicking you while you were down, I promise you as a Giants fan I would do everything in my power to stop it. It's a human emotion that would tell me enough is enough, even if you had started it; which I highly doubt you would have in a visiting ball park with Dodger gear on. I don't even have to mention that your profession (in Bryan's case) is one who SAVES LIVES...regardless of skin color or gender.

[Anonymous]

Los Angeles is a horrible place, filled with horrible people.

[Tim]

I find it hard to believe that in this day and age nobody snapped a picture with their cell phone or got video with their cell phone of this beating.

[Jeff Evans]

I won't be going to Dodger Stadium fo any baseball games. It isn't safe to be around the brutality tolerated there.