Anyone ever get shot at a baseball game before?

[JustinD]

Originally Posted by cgjackson222

Sadly, no this is not the first time someone was shot at a baseball game. Someone was shot and killed in the 1950s at the Polo Grounds:

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/04/s...o-grounds.html

But it was a stray bullet some kid shot for fun from Coogan's Bluff, the high ground outside the stadium.

The more shocking part is that not only did play continue and the game finished, but fans fought over the now empty seat.

A photo was published in the paper with the police observing the corpse as the game played on.

It can be found here, but DO NOT click if you are sensitive or don’t wish to see such a thing. https://www.flickr.com/photos/thanat...et/3909877303/

[G1911]

Originally Posted by JustinD

The more shocking part is that not only did play continue and the game finished, but fans fought over the now empty seat.

A photo was published in the paper with the police observing the corpse as the game played on.

It can be found here, but DO NOT click if you are sensitive or don’t wish to see such a thing. https://www.flickr.com/photos/thanat...et/3909877303/

What a strange accident. Taking his friends son to a baseball game, and then bam, dead because some dumbass kid was playing with something he shouldn’t. That’s so sad.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by G1911

What a strange accident. Taking his friends son to a baseball game, and then bam, dead because some dumbass kid was playing with something he shouldn’t. That’s so sad.

Imagine all the faux outraged, shopworn speeches from politicians if it happened today.