Woman dead after fight over bowling ball erupts into gunfire, Georgia police say
UPDATE: Police have arrested and charged a man accused of shooting and killing a woman outside an Atlanta bowling alley on March 17. Original story continues below.
A fight over a bowling ball ended with a woman shot to death outside an entertainment venue in southwest Atlanta, authorities said.
Officers arrived at the Metro Fun Center on Metropolitan Parkway just before 11 p.m. Thursday, March 17, to reports of someone shot, Atlanta police said in a news release. There they found a woman with “multiple gunshot wounds.”
She was pronounced dead at the scene.
What began as a celebration at the bowling alley turned violent when authorities said an argument over a bowling ball spilled into the venue’s parking lot, WAGA reported, citing investigators.
“This is truly an atrocity,” Atlanta Police Homicide Commander Ralph Woolfolk said, according to the news station. “A young lady has lost her life tonight as a result of an argument over a bowling ball.”
“We talk about conflict resolution time and time again, and once again, this is an escalating dispute in which a young lady has lost her life over a bowling ball,” Woolfolk continued.
Investigators said they have video surveillance of the incident, along with ballistic evidence and cooperating witnesses, according to WSB-TV.
Police haven’t released the victim’s identity and said the shooting remains under investigation.
This story was originally published March 18, 2022 at 10:44 AM with the headline "Woman dead after fight over bowling ball erupts into gunfire, Georgia police say."