Two Men Shot by Off-Duty Police Officer At Angels Stadium

Earlier this season on Opening Day a fan named Brian Powers was killed at Angels Stadium when he got into a fight with one other fan, and a third person came and punched him in the head, knocking him over and causing him to crack his head on the concrete. I'm not exactly superstitious, nor do I put much faith in these types of things, but you have to admit that Powers' death certainly wasn't the greatest omen for Angels Stadium this season.

Powers' death was quickly followed by the tragic loss of Nick Adenhart in a car accident, and now there's been more violence at the stadium. On Wednesday night two men were shot in the parking lot by an off-duty police officer.

A Camp Pendleton Marine and his younger brother are under police custody at a hospital after they were shot by an off-duty police officer in the Angel Stadium parking lot Wednesday night. Police said they are trying to identify a fourth man who might involved in the confrontation.

Anaheim Police Sgt. Rick Martinez said the brothers – Carlos Velazquez, 25, a U.S. Marine from Camp Pendleton, and Jose Velazquez, 22, of Ontario – are being held on suspicion of felony assault with a deadly weapon.

According to the mother of the Velazquez brothers, Carlos was shot in the head while Jose was shot in the upper arm. Carlos is paralyzed in one half of his body as the bullet hit his spinal cord and doctors aren't sure whether or not he'll ever regain movement throughout his body.

While the police are still trying to figure out what exactly went on, after interviewing plenty of witnesses the police say that the unnamed officer was attending the game with his wife and children when he got into a confrontation with three men. The three men, including the Velazquez brothers, hit the officer over the head with beer bottles. The third assailant has yet to be identified.

According to the 911 call the officer made from the parking lot, the three men were trying to get into his car and when they refused to stop or leave, that's when things escalated.