A man was seriously hurt at Dodger Stadium after being beaten in a parking lot fight early Saturday morning after a marathon game. The incident has stunned Dodger fans. And his wife is pleading with the public for help in capturing the attackers. “We are asking anyone with information to share what they know so we can catch whoever did this to my husband,” she told KTLA. As of Sunday morning, police said they were still searching for the attackers. Advertisement What do we know? The victim is a 47-year-old man, identified by his wife as Rafael Reyna. He got into a verbal dispute with another man that turned physical sometime after midnight Saturday following the Dodgers game against the Arizona Diamondbacks, said Officer Rosario Cervantes of the Los Angeles Police Department. The Dodgers lost 5-4 in what was the longest regular-season game in the stadium’s history. The suspect is described as a man in his 20s. Police say he may have driven off in a white SUV, possibly a Toyota 4Runner. Meanwhile, a video was posted on social media that showed several fans engaged in a brawl inside the stadium during the game. Several people can be seen yelling and hitting each other before the fighting stopped moments later. It was not clear what prompted the brawl. The victim’s wife, Christel Reyna, said she was on Facetime with her husband when the incident occurred and listened in horror as it unfolded. “I heard the entire attack because I was on the phone with him at the time,” she told KTLA. What has been the reaction? The Dodgers released a statement saying, “an altercation occurred suddenly between two men who were leaving the stadium. One of the men was injured as a result of the altercation. A witness immediately reported the incident to stadium personnel, and emergency medical technicians were promptly dispatched to provide medical assistance at the scene. The matter is now being investigated by the Los Angeles Police Department, and the Dodgers are cooperating fully with the investigation.” Dodgers fans expressed wariness about the violence. “You bring your family here,” Kimberly Johnson, who was with her two young daughters, told ABC7 before Saturday night’s game. “Obviously, we have two little ones. You just don’t want to bring any danger to them.” Advertisement “I anticipate some tough roads ahead of us,” Christel Reyna told KTLA, “but we believe in the power of our Lord to heal him and carry our family through.” Have there been other cases like this? Bryan Stow was at opening day at Dodger Stadium on March 31, 2011, when he was attacked by Louie Sanchez and Marvin Norwood. The pair were ultimately convicted of assaulting Stow and also were ordered to pay a share of the $18-million judgment. Stow is permanently disabled. The father of two will require around-the-clock medical care for the rest of his life, doctors said. Stow has since become an anti-bullying advocate. Last week, he spoke to students in the Eureka, Calif., area. Advertisement “Bullies changed my life forever,” he told them.<doc-sep>The fight took place in the parking lot during a game Friday night. A woman is pleading for justice after her husband, a father of four, was critically injured in a fight outside Dodger Stadium Friday night. The man, identified by his wife as Rafael Reyna, was at the game against the Diamondbacks -- just the second of the season -- when he left as it went into extra innings. Reyna apparently got into an argument with someone in the parking lot and was struck by the fan, according to eyewitnesses who reported the incident to stadium security. His wife, Christel, was on the phone with her husband at the time and said all she heard was him arguing with someone, a loud crack and then her husband moaning. "He was hit and his head hit the ground and caused a skull fracture, and now his brain is swelling. He's bleeding on the brain," Christel Reyna told Los Angeles ABC station KABC. Rafael Reyna is currently on life support at Los Angeles County+USC Medical Center, his wife said. The two have four kids, including an adult son who is 22, and three others between the ages of 11 and 15. Police said they believe the suspect was in his 20s and drove off in a white SUV. "It hurts my heart," an emotional Christel Reyna said. "This isn't supposed to happen. This isn't how you're supposed to live your life." The team said in a statement Saturday it was aware of the incident and cooperating with police. "Last night, an altercation occurred suddenly between two men who were leaving the stadium," the Dodgers said. "One of the men was injured as a result of the altercation. A witness immediately reported the incident to stadium personnel, and emergency medical technicians were promptly dispatched to provide medical assistance at the scene. The matter is now being investigated by the Los Angeles Police Department, and the Dodgers are cooperating fully with the investigation." Just a day before the fight, on Opening Day, the Los Angeles Police Department had released a warning about safety at the park. "In addition to parking enforcement, LAPD officers will be patrolling the area to enforce the no tolerance policy for drinking in public or in the parks," the department said. "Dodger fans are also reminded that there is no tailgating in the parking lots of Dodger Stadium." It continued, "Everyone in attendance on opening day deserves a safe and fun-filled day of baseball, so please respect the neighborhood and stay safe." The Dodgers stepped up security outside Dodger Stadium following a much-publicized fight on Opening Day in 2011. Bryan Stow, an off-duty paramedic and San Francisco Giants fan, was attacked by several men in Dodgers jerseys. Stow, who was placed in a medically induced coma after the attack, hit his head on the pavement and was repeatedly punched and kicked, according to authorities. Two men involved in that attack pleaded guilty and were sentenced to prison in 2014.<doc-sep>Lawyers for a baseball fan on life support following a weekend assault outside Dodger Stadium said Tuesday that the team hasn't done enough to improve security since a similar attack eight years ago. Los Angeles police are searching for a man who punched Rafael Reyna during an argument following Friday night's game between the Dodgers and the Arizona Diamondbacks. Christel Reyna said her 45-year-old husband sustained a skull fracture in a fall after being struck. He is in a coma. The attack on Reyna occurred while he was walking to his truck in a parking lot not far from where Giants fan Bryan Stow was assaulted on March 31, 2011, attorneys Carl Douglas and David Lira said at a press conference. "The facts between this incident and the Stow case are eerily similar," said Lira. He was among the attorneys who secured an $18 million judgment against the Dodgers for Stow. The stadium parking lot has inadequate lighting and security, said Lira. He called on the team to "put in a security plan and system that protects its fans." The Dodgers issued a statement Tuesday saying the team is committed to ensuring the safety of fans. "It is unfortunate that a sudden altercation between two complete strangers resulted in one of them being injured," the statement said. "Because this matter is still under investigation by the Los Angeles Police Department, it would be inappropriate for us to comment further at this time." The team said previously that it was cooperating with law enforcement. Police said they are investigating the encounter that occurred early Saturday morning as an assault. No arrests have been made. The assailant and a woman with him may have driven off in a white SUV, possibly a Toyota 4Runner, according to investigators. Asked whether the lawyers planned a lawsuit against the Dodgers, Douglas said it was "too soon to talk about litigation." Stow told KTVU-TV this week that he "can't believe" that almost eight years to the day since he was attacked, "it's happening again." Stow, who was permanently disabled, has since become an anti-bullying advocate. Two men, Louie Sanchez and Marvin Norwood, ultimately pleaded guilty to beating Stow and were sent to federal prison. They also were ordered to pay a share of the judgment against the Dodgers. ___ Follow Weber at https://twitter.com/WeberCM<doc-sep>
Los Angeles police are looking for a suspect after a man was severely injured in an altercation Friday night at Dodger Stadium. Rafael Reyna, a father of four, is on life support at a local hospital with head injuries, including a fractured skull, according to his wife. Christel Reyna said she was on the phone with her husband while he was at the stadium when she heard him arguing with someone and then heard a cracking sound. “I was hearing the arguing happening and then I heard like a smack, a crack. … It sounded like a baseball bat, and then I heard him start moaning,” she told KABC. Witnesses told security that another fan had struck him. Police reportedly are looking for a man in his 20s who fled in a white SUV. The Dodgers addressed the incident in a statement on Saturday. “Last night, an altercation occurred suddenly between two men who were leaving the stadium. One of the men was injured as a result of the altercation. A witness immediately reported the incident to stadium personnel, and emergency medical technicians were promptly dispatched to provide medical assistance at the scene. The matter is now being investigated by the Los Angeles Police Department, and the Dodgers are cooperating fully with the investigation.” Dodger Stadium was the scene of an ugly Opening Day incident in 2011, when San Francisco Giants fan Bryan Stow was brutally attacked and wound up in a medically induced coma. Stow, now 50, was a paramedic at the time of the attack. Now, he still requires crutches to walk and talks at schools about the dangers of bullying. Two men were charged in that attack and later pleaded guilty in 2014.