3 Dead, 4 Injured in Shooting at Calif. Bowling Alley

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Three men died and four were injured at a shooting at a bowling alley in Torrance.

Police responded to calls of shots fired at Gable House Bowl on Hawthorne Boulevard. in Torrance, California at around midnight on Saturday and found multiple people injured with gunshot wounds.

Torrance Fire Department, City of Torrance and Torrance Police Department tweeted multiple victims were down at the scene and recommended to "Please stay away from the area."

Upon arrival, officers attended to injured individuals and two men were sent to a local hospital.

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Wes Hamad, a 29-year-old Torrance resident, was at the bowling alley with his 13-year-old niece and cousin when he saw a "huge fight" break out. Hamad said the brawl, which lasted about five minutes, blocked the entrance of Gable House Bowl and devolved into "complete chaos."

"I grabbed my niece and started running towards the far end of the bowling alley," he said. "As we were running, we heard 15 shots."

As he was leaving, Hamad said he saw a woman weeping over a man who was riddled with multiple gunshot wounds in his head and neck.

The victims have yet to be identified and police continue to investigate what led to the shooting.

This is a developing story. Check back for updates.

Associated Press contributed to this report.

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