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Child-abuse unit investigating boy's death in Staples Center fall
A 2-year old boy died after falling 50 feet from a Staples Center luxury suite after Sunday night's Lakers game, and the death is being investigated by the LAPD's abused-child unit, officials said Monday.
The boy was taken to Los Angeles County–USC Medical Center, where he died, said Officer Julie Sohn, a spokeswoman for the Los Angeles Police Department.
[Updated at 8:01 a.m.: Coroner's officials said the boy's name is Lucas Anthony Tang.]
He fell from the top level of luxury suites several minutes after the game ended Sunday. It is unclear what the boy was doing before he fell.
Witnesses told The Times the boy was moving his arms, legs and head before paramedics took him out of Staples Center on a stretcher.
[Updated at 7:43 a.m.: Sources close to the investigation said the boy was attending the Lakers' game against the Golden State Warriors with his parents and 11-year-old sister.]
A 2-year old boy died after falling 50 feet from a Staples Center luxury suite after Sunday night's Lakers game, and the death is being investigated by the LAPD's abused-child unit, officials said Monday.
The boy was taken to Los Angeles County–USC Medical Center, where he died, said Officer Julie Sohn, a spokeswoman for the Los Angeles Police Department.
[Updated at 8:01 a.m.: Coroner's officials said the boy's name is Lucas Anthony Tang.]
He fell from the top level of luxury suites several minutes after the game ended Sunday. It is unclear what the boy was doing before he fell.
Witnesses told The Times the boy was moving his arms, legs and head before paramedics took him out of Staples Center on a stretcher.
[Updated at 7:43 a.m.: Sources close to the investigation said the boy was attending the Lakers' game against the Golden State Warriors with his parents and 11-year-old sister.]
