3 Charged With Double Drive-By Paintball Attacks In Torrance

REDONDO BEACH, CA – Two men and a woman were charged Thursday with shooting two people with a paintball gun, the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office announced. Lynn Emerson Johnson III, 20, of Hawthorne, Tyler James Walters, 20, of Torrance, and Gabriella Lorraine Semana, 18, of San Pedro face four felony counts: one count each of aggravated mayhem and mayhem and two counts of assault with a deadly weapon, a paintball gun, according to the District Attorney's Office press release.

Deputy District Attorney Alexander Bott said the complaint includes allegations that Walters personally used a dangerous weapon, the paintball gun, and that he inflicted great bodily injury. The three defendants are charged with driving around Torrance and shooting two men who were walking in separate locations on Feb. 4, the prosecutor said. One victim was seriously injured in one eye, the prosecutor added.

Walters faces nine years to life in state prison if convicted as charged while Johnson and Semana face eight years to life in prison. Bail for the three defendants is $1 million, according to the press release.

The case remains under investigation by the Torrance Police Department.

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