Officials defended their response Thursday after facing mounting questions about why they didn’t inform the public about the beating of a San Francisco 49ers fan outside SoFi Stadium on Sunday, saying video had emerged showing the man involved in “a small altercation.”
It took three days and an inquiry from The Times before authorities in Inglewood acknowledged the incident, which left 40-year-old restaurant owner Daniel Luna in a medically induced coma.
Luna was found bleeding in a stadium parking lot just after 4 p.m. Sunday, about half an hour into the NFC championship showdown against the Rams, yet it remains unclear who made the 911 call that ultimately resulted in his transport to Harbor-UCLA Medical Center.
It’s also not been established when law enforcement was informed of the incident. Inglewood police said they launched their investigation around 7 p.m. after emergency room personnel noted possible assault injuries on Luna and summoned officers. But the L.A. County Fire Department said law enforcement was at the scene hours earlier when paramedics arrived.
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