The police in California on Saturday said three people were killed and four were injured in a shooting at a bowling alley near Los Angeles.

Sergeant Ronald Harris of the Torrance Police Department confirmed that officers responded at 11:54 pm on Friday to reports of gunfire at Gable House Bowl.He added all seven victims were male. Three were pronounced dead at the scene, with two others taken to hospital.

In a tweet posted shortly after midnight, the Torrance Police Department had warned people to “please stay away from the area.”Torrance, a coastal city, is located around 20 miles southeast of downtown Los Angeles in the South Bay region.