Family says 49ers fan injured outside SoFi Stadium remains comatose, looking for witnesses to report altercation – Orange County Register

INGLEWOOD – One’s Family San Francisco 49ers fan suffers traumatic brain injury after being punched during a melee outside SoFi Stadium Last weekend said he was still in a coma on Saturday.

Daniel Luna was in the intensive care unit at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center after undergoing surgery on Friday to relieve pressure on the right half of her head, Luna’s family said in a statement.

“We know he has a long road ahead of him,” the statement said. The 40-year-old owns a restaurant in Oakland, where his wife is the host.

Luna was put into a medically induced coma after he was punched, fell and hit his head on the ground during the NFC championship game between the 49ers and the Los Angeles Rams.

For days, police searched for the man who threw the punch based on a blurry video and the license plate of a car in the stadium parking lot. On Friday, they announced the arrest of 33-year-old Bryan Alexis Cifuentes-Rossell for investigation into assault causing major bodily injury. He was released on $30,000 bail.

Messages seeking comment were left at phone numbers and an email address believed to be related to Cifuentes-Rossell, but have not been returned. It is not known whether he will retain his attorney.

Inglewood Mayor James Thurman Butts Jr., who watched the video, said Luna was blending into a crowd of about 16 people, most of whom were wearing what appeared to be 49ers jerseys, when he pushed a man wearing what appeared to be a 49ers shirt. Rams shirt from the back.

When Luna turned away, the man pushed Luna back, the mayor told reporters on Thursday. When Luna turned, the man punched him in the mouth, sending Luna to the ground and hitting the back of his head, Butts said, estimating that the encounter lasted less than five seconds.

Luna’s family thanked the paramedics who found him in the parking lot and law enforcement who are investigating the melee. A family spokesman said they were waiting for more information to understand what happened before commenting on the circumstances of the conflict as “it is too early to draw any conclusions from the video and information.” limited information available”. They repeated pleas for witnesses to come forward and talk to police about what they saw.

“For now, we are focused on taking care of Daniel and getting through this horribly painful and difficult time,” said a statement from Singer Associates Public Relations. “We want to make sure these NFL events are safe and secure for everyone and all parties responsible for this catastrophic and violent attack will be held accountable so that something like this never happens again. happening again.”

“If anyone has any information, photos, video or details of any kind, we encourage them to contact the Inglewood Police Department. Will Salmon 310-412-5115. His email is: wsalmon@cityofinglewood.org,” the family statement said. “We have employed the services of renowned attorney Jonathan E. Davis of Arns Law Firm to assist Daniel and our family in seeking justice.”

The Rams beat the 49ers on Sunday 20-17 to advance to the Super Bowl, where they will face the Cincinnati Bengals on February 13.

Daily Breeze staff writers Caitlin Antonios and Quinn Wilson contributed to this story.