{"id":196523,"date":"2019-01-06T01:22:19","date_gmt":"2019-01-06T06:22:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=196523"},"modified":"2019-01-06T01:22:19","modified_gmt":"2019-01-06T06:22:19","slug":"3-killed-4-injured-in-california-bowling-alley-shooting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2019\/01\/06\/3-killed-4-injured-in-california-bowling-alley-shooting\/","title":{"rendered":"3 killed, 4 injured in California bowling alley shooting"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Police in the coastal city of Torrance responded shortly after midnight to calls of shots fired at the Gable House Bowl. They found seven people with gunshot wounds. (File Photo<\/a>: Gable House Bowl\/Facebook<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

TORRANCE, Calif. \u2014 Three men were fatally shot late Friday and four injured when a brawl at a popular Los Angeles-area bowling alley and karaoke bar erupted into gunfire that had terrified patrons, some children, running for their lives.<\/p>\n

Police in the coastal city of Torrance responded shortly after midnight to calls of shots fired at the Gable House Bowl. They found seven people with gunshot wounds.<\/p>\n

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 \u201copted to seek their own medical attention.\u201d<\/p>\n

Authorities have not identified the victims nor suspects or released details about what led to the shooting. Witnesses said it stemmed from a fight between two large groups.<\/p>\n

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 \u201cjust started unloading.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI’m thinking this is a dream and I’ll wake up,\u201d Edwards told the Orange County Register. \u201cHe was a good kid. I don’t understand it.\u201d<\/p>\n

A grieving mother told KABC-7 her 28-year-old son, Robert Meekins, was also trying to break up the fight and that Meekins and Astin Edwards were friends.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey were friends, so I know he probably jumped in and helped Astin and whoever he was with … but I don’t think my son deserves to die,\u201d Anglean Hubbard said.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy son was a loving person. He loved life, he loved his son, and he loved his family. Nobody can imagine what I’m going through right now,\u201d Hubbard said.<\/p>\n

The third victim was 20-year-old Michael Radford, his sister Latrice Dumas told the Torrance Daily Breeze.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe was happy. He was always a protector,\u201d Dumas said. \u201cThat’s how he got into this, he was trying to protect others.\u201d<\/p>\n

Wes Hamad, a 29-year-old Torrance resident, said he was at the bowling alley with his 13-year-old niece and cousin when he saw a \u201chuge fight\u201d break out. Hamad said the brawl, which lasted about five minutes, blocked the entrance and spiraled into \u201ccomplete chaos.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI grabbed my niece and started running toward the far end of the bowling alley,\u201d he said. \u201cAs we were running, we heard 15 shots.\u201d<\/p>\n

As he was leaving, Hamad said he saw a woman weeping over a man who was had gunshot wounds to his head and neck.<\/p>\n

Damone Thomas was in the karaoke section of the bowling alley, a regular stop for him and his friends after work on Fridays, when people ran in saying there was a shooting. The 30-year-old Los Angeles resident said his friend flipped a table to shield them as they heard gunshots.<\/p>\n

Thomas said he didn’t feel scared because he was \u201cjust trying to survive.\u201d But when he was driving home, he said he realized how traumatic the situation was and said he wasn’t been able to fall asleep.<\/p>\n

\u201cClosing my eyes, all I can see is the women against the wall crying, not knowing what to do,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Thomas and Hamad said they had never witnessed any violence there in the past. But Hamad said he had stopped going for a while because he heard someone with a gun was recently seen there.<\/p>\n

\u201cI definitely won’t be going back anymore,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

In a tweet, California U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris said her heart breaks for the victims.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe must do more to address gun violence,\u201d she said. \u201cAmericans should be able to go to a bowling alley and be safe.\u201d<\/p>\n

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This version corrects the spelling of Hubbard’s name to Anglean instead of Angeline.<\/p>\n

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Rosenbaum reported from New York City. Associated Press writer Daisy Nguyen reported from San Francisco.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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