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Robert Earl Meekins

Case from Torrance, CA dated Jan 04, 2019

Victim Details

Robert Earl Meekins

Male

Black / African American

Torrance

CA

2019-01-04

28

Robert

Earl Meekins

07/09/2026

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Robert Earl Meekins Jr., a 28-year-old man from Torrance, California, tragically lost his life on January 4, 2019. Meekins was at the Gable House Bowl, a popular bowling alley located at 22501 Hawthorne Blvd., when a fight broke out among a group of women. The altercation quickly escalated, involving several men, and ultimately led to gunfire. Meekins, along with his close friend Astin Kyle Edwards and another man, Michael Di'Shawn Radford, were attempting to break up the fight when they were sh ...
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  • NBC Southern California : 3 Dead, 4 Injured in Bowling Alley Shooting in Torrance
  • latimes.com: 3 shot dead, 4 injured at Torrance bowling alley
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    Has anyone else been struck by how Robert Meekins and his friends were simply trying to do the right... ...Read More
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    I’ve been thinking about how Robert Earl Meekins Jr. and his friends were just trying to help when... ...Read More
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    I've been following the tragic events at the Gable House Bowl, and I can't shake t... ...Read More
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