LOS ANGELES _ Three men were shot to death and four others were wounded late Friday at a Torrance, Calif., bowling alley, police said.
The shootings, which were apparently preceded by a fight, were reported at 11:54 p.m. at Gable House Bowl near Sepulveda.
Officers arriving at the bowling alley found several people with gunshot wounds and began lifesaving treatment. Three men died at the scene. Two injured males were taken to a hospital, and two others chose to seek medical attention on their own.
Officers were trying to identify the gunman or gunmen. No arrests were reported.
The scene was chaotic outside the bowling alley early Saturday. Slowly but gradually, people gathered behind the police tape were hearing that someone they knew was inside or had been killed. Some looked through photographs trying to pick out who may have been the gunman.
Jesus Perez of San Pedro was inside during the shooting. "We just ran right into the bar and took cover. All we heard was just, like two people got shot.
"We heard there was a big fight before that. We just ran into the bar and we just took cover because after the fight we heard 'pop! pop!'"
He said he took cover for about 15 minutes and a security guard escorted him out the back.
Brandon Tyre, 31, said he was inside celebrating a friend's birthday. He was bowling when a fight broke out, and then he heard gunshots. When he looked, his brother had been shot in the chest. Tyre was waiting for information on his brother, who remained inside.
