The woman, Raquel Wilkins, and her son, Denzel Browning-Wilkins, were pronounced dead on the scene Sept. 25, shortly before a baseball game there between the San Diego Padres and Atlanta Braves. San Diego police initially said the deaths “appeared to be suspicious” but did not say Wednesday how they reached their conclusion.
“The detectives conducted a thorough and comprehensive investigation that included dozens of interviews, reviewing of available video footage, and collecting background information to determine what led to the deaths,” the police said in a news release Wednesday. “In consultation with the San Diego County Medical Examiner, Raquel Wilkins’ death has been classified a suicide and Denzel Browning-Wilkins’ death has been classified a homicide. The San Diego Police Department will not be making any further comment on the case.”
An attorney for the woman’s family, Dan Gilleon, expressed his displeasure at this Wednesday and said the family is considering a lawsuit against the city, which owns 70% of the ballpark.
“SDPD will tell the world that Raquel Wilkins (killed) herself and her baby,” Gilleon said on Twitter. “But they won’t have the human decency to bother to explain why they think that. Imagine how Raquel’s family feels at such awfulness.”
