The household of a person who died two weeks after he was injured in a melee at an Oxnard grownup soccer league match is in search of the general public’s assist in piecing collectively the brawl.
Misael Sanchez, 29, was enjoying within the July 10 match at Oxnard Excessive Faculty, hosted by La Nueva Liga Oxnard, when a large battle broke out involving dozens of individuals, together with spectators and gamers. Sanchez was taken to a hospital, the place he died Monday, 15 days later.
The Oxnard Police Division has not introduced any arrests in reference to the brawl.
“None of us will relaxation till those that damage Misael are discovered,” Sanchez’s father, Guadalupe Sanchez, stated in an announcement launched by the household’s legal professional.
“My son didn’t deserve this,” the elder Sanchez stated Thursday in a translated assertion learn at a information convention in Ventura. “He had many desires to perform and his complete life forward of him. His dying was not an accident.”
Misael Sanchez, the primary in his household to attend a college, had obtained bachelor’s and grasp’s levels from Cal State Northridge and was working towards his doctorate. He additionally helped help his household financially, legal professional Danielle De Smeth stated.
The Sanchez household, like Oxnard police, is asking for the general public to present info, movies and images of the incident to assist establish the attackers.
“Misael’s household is aware of there have been dozens, if not tons of, of people that noticed what occurred to him … and they'll ask these listening to be courageous sufficient to return ahead and share what they noticed,” the Ventura County legislation agency Bamieh & De Smeth stated in an announcement.
In line with the agency, witnesses stated the brawl broke out after considered one of Sanchez’s teammates and a participant from the opposing group started shoving one another.
Sanchez was reportedly pushed to the bottom and kicked a number of instances.
“By the point the gang cleared, Misael was unresponsive,” the agency stated.
Along with piecing collectively the battle that killed Sanchez, De Smeth stated the legislation agency is exploring potential points with the league that hosted the match.
“We all know that there had been violent assaults on this league earlier than and that La Nueva Liga Oxnard’s standing as a 501c3 nonprofit company has been suspended since 2020,” De Smeth stated within the agency’s assertion.
De Smeth instructed The Occasions that the league had a status for fights breaking out at matches. She stated the agency was investigating whether or not guidelines, for each gamers and spectators, have been being correctly enforced by the league.
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