Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
Three men die in bowling-alley shooting
TORRANCE, Calif. — Three men were fatally shot late Friday and four injured when a brawl at a popular Los Angeles-area bowling alley and karaoke bar broke out into gunfire. Police in the coastal city of Torrance responded shortly before midnight to calls of shots fired at the Gable House Bowl, which offers bowling, laser tag and an arcade. They found seven people with gunshot wounds. Three men were pronounced dead at the scene and two were taken to a hospital, Sgt. Ronald Harris said. Two other men were struck by gunfire but “opted to seek their own medical attention.” Authorities have not identified the victims or suspects or released details about what led to the shooting. But witnesses said it stemmed from a fight between two large groups. Dwayne Edwards, 60, of Los Angeles said he received a call from his nephew that his 28-year-old son Astin Edwards was one of those killed. His nephew told him his son was attempting to break up a fight when a gunman “just started unloading.” A grieving mother told KABC-7 her 28-year-old son, Robert Meekins, was among the victims killed. She said her son was a friend of Astin Edwards, and she believed he also tried to help break up the fight. The third victim was 20-year-old Michael Radford, his sister Latrice Dumas told the Torrance Daily Breeze. In a tweet, California U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris said her heart breaks for the victims. “We must do more to address gun violence,” she said. “Americans should be able to go to a bowling alley and be safe.”