Security guards are supposed to keep the peace, but an employee at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum appeared to do just the opposite Monday night.
A fan attending the Oakland Athletics’ game against the Bay Area rival San Francisco Giants captured video of a bizarre scene, in which a female security guard in the stadium’s upper deck seemingly went after a female fan, throwing punches at her before yanking her down by the hair.
Fight breaks out in the stands during first game of #BayBridgeSeries; #Athletics investigating. https://t.co/5n5nB9WtTj [Video: @shanesie] pic.twitter.com/jzN7OSDQFr
— NBC Bay Area (@nbcbayarea) August 1, 2017
It’s unclear what started the incident, but one witness claimed there was heckling involved. The security guard apparently flipped off the crowd, as well.
Witness: A security guard at the A's vs. Giants game flipped off the crowd, who booed her, and fought with a fan. https://t.co/y0useaC7Ns pic.twitter.com/IjXukk8ht0
— KTVU (@KTVU) August 1, 2017
That’s obviously not a good look for either party, especially the security guard. The A’s released a statement shortly after the team’s 8-5 win.
— Oakland A's (@Athletics) August 1, 2017
Let’s hope any animosity here is diffused because these teams play each other three more times over the next three days — once more in Oakland and twice more across the bay in San Francisco.
