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A 12-year-old boy lost his life earlier this week during soccer
practice at school – and his parents are blaming a fellow
classmate.

Dominick Gallegos collapsed and died Tuesday afternoon at
Ulysses S. Grant Elementary School, in Colton, California.

His parents say his chest was stomped by a school bully prior to
losing consciousness.

They were told by school officials that Dominick fell to the
ground after colliding with another student, according to what
the father, Joel Gallegos, told a KTLA.

Katie Orloff, a spokesperson for Colton Joint Unified School
District confirmed the student’s death and said a crisis team
was provided to the school.

According to Colton Police Officer, Todd Smith, detectives were
sent to the hospital and have ruled out any type of assault or
physical injury that may have taken place at the school.

However, the district’s spokesperson told The Sun newspaper that
“the particulars of this situation are being investigated by law
enforcement at this time.”

Dominick’s father said he spoke with his son’s friends, who
witnessed the incident and was told his son was kicked by
another student.

They told him his son had slipped picking up a soccer ball and
another student, who has a reputation for being a school bully,
stomped his son’s chest twice and Dominick passed out.

“We were playing soccer, and he slipped to the ground. Then he
got stomped and kicked in the stomach,” said Brian Salas, 11, as
quoted by The Sun. “We all ran over to shake him.”

Brian said teachers then came running and performed CPR.

“They told us to get off the field, but we kept watching,” he
said. “Then the bell rang.”

The father said he asked his son’s friends if Dominick had a
problem with the other boy prior to the incident, but the
friends said, "No, that's just the way that kid is.”

"I don't know where the teachers were," Gallegos said to KTLA.
"Someone should have been watching those kids."

Gallegos and the boy's mother both said their son had no health
problems and recently had a physical.

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