Three people are dead and four injured after a shooting at a bowling alley in Torrance, California, on Saturday, January 5 according to local media reports.

The incident took place at the Gable House Bowl, a bowling alley and arcade that also offers laser tag, a local ABC affiliate television station reported.

"Reports of shots fired with multiple victims down. T P D is on scene. Investigation is ongoing. Please stay away from the area," Torrance Police Department (TPD) said on Twitter, before later giving further details about the number and condition of those involved., The Telegraph says

Gable House Bowl patron Jesus Perez told the Los Angeles Times that he heard about four gunshots.

"We just ran right into the bar and took cover. All we heard was just, like two people got shot," he told the newspaper.