Beaten Giants fan moving to S.F. hospital

LOS ANGELES - Family members of the San Francisco Giants fan who was severely beaten outside Dodger Stadium planned to move him closer to his home field Monday to continue receiving intensive medical care.

Bryan Stow was to be sent to San Francisco General Hospital, which has a top trauma center.

Stow has been in critical condition at Los Angeles County-University of Southern California Medical Center since the March 31 attack, which forced doctors to place him in a medically induced coma.

Stow, 42, of Santa Cruz was expected to arrive in San Francisco later Monday.

The hospital has the only trauma center in San Francisco that specializes in brain injuries, and Stow will be monitored by its chief of neurosurgery, Dr. Geoff Manley, said Rachael Kagan, San Francisco General Hospital spokeswoman.

"He's not ready for a long-term facility, he is still critically ill," Kagan said. "He will be in intensive care."

On Sunday, Ann Stow thanked the people of Los Angeles for supporting her son. The family also said the move was bittersweet because they would be leaving all the wonderful people they had met in Los Angeles.

An outpouring of support for Stow's family included grass-roots fundraisers, ranging from bowling tournaments to pasta dinners to donated services such as haircuts and fitness classes. The events are listed on the family's blog.

More than $61,000 was raised at a fundraiser at Dodgers Stadium after the attack.

Police were still looking for two men suspected in the attack, and $150,000 is being offered as a reward for tips leading to their arrests.

Last week, a billboard company joined the hunt for the attackers who beat Stow into a coma. Lamar Advertising Co. unveiled signs Thursday with police sketches of two suspects.

L.A. police say they have chased very good leads all over the state to search for the two suspects but add they still need the public's support, KPIX's Linda Yee reports.

Stow, wearing a Giants jersey, and two friends were leaving the season opener won by the Dodgers over the Giants when he was attacked. One man was in Dodgers gear, and both were apparently drunk, according to witnesses.

Just before the attack, Stow texted a family member to say he feared for his safety in the rowdy crowd.

Stow was repeatedly hit in the head and body, causing serious injury to the father of two. He has been in and out of medically induced comas as doctors try to prevent seizures from wracking his body.

Following the attack, Police Chief Charlie Beck beefed up security at Dodger Stadium to deal with the drunken hooliganism and fights that had been breaking out at games in recent years.

Baseball fans have complained that anyone who dares to wear a rival team's jersey on Dodger turf has too-often been subjected to profane verbal abuse and threats of violence.

The stadium has also dropped plans to offer half-priced beer during a half-dozen games, and is installing more lighting fixtures in the parking lot.

The Giants are back in Los Angeles for games Wednesday and Thursday.