Woman and 2-year-old boy who died in fall at Petco Park identified as investigation continues

SAN DIEGO (KABC) – The mother and child who died last weekend after falling from a third-floor lobby at Petco Park in San Diego have been identified.

Raquel Wilkins, 40, and his 2-year-old son Denzel Browning-Wilkins died minutes before a Padres game on Saturday afternoon, according to a press release from the San Diego Police Department.

It is not known how the San Diego woman and her toddler dove from the edge of the stadium, but authorities said the deaths “looked suspicious.”

According to KGTV, a 72-year-old woman who was at the stadium witnessed the incident. The woman’s daughter sent a statement to the TV station, claiming that the witness crossed paths with the young boy and his parents shortly before the tragedy.

The witness said the father was standing by the railing, but the woman held the child and suddenly started to jump on the table bench.

The witness said the woman looked happy and laughed, even as she lost her balance and fell from the bench to the ground. About a minute later, the witness said, the woman climbed back onto the bench and then fell over the railing with the child.

There was no screaming, the witness said, adding that she heard the sound of the mother and boy hitting the sidewalk.

Detectives say they are interviewing a number of witnesses as the investigation into their deaths continues.

City News Service contributed to this report.