Three Arrested In Drive-By Torrance Paintball Attack

REDONDO BEACH, CA – Police arrested three suspects in a drive-by paintball attack that damaged the vision in a Torrance man's eye, according to ABC 7. Police found and arrested three suspects Tuesday around 3:45 p.m. in the area of Cabrillo Boulevard and 233rd Street, they also recovered multiple paintballs and a paintball gun.

The suspects were identified as Tyler Walters, 20, of Torrance, Lynn Johnson, 20, of Hawthorne, and Gabriella Semana, 18, of Lomita, according to ABC7.

The attack occurred about 9:30 p.m. Sunday in the area of 232nd Street and Juniper Avenue, Torrance Police Department Sgt. Ronald Harris told ABC7.

Victim Michael Fejes' son, also named Michael, wrote on Facebook that his dad was attacked while taking his nightly walk. Two or three young white men pulled up in a car beside him and yelled out to him – when the victim turned to look, they shot him with a paintball gun.

"Two of the paintball pellets hit him in the eye causing severe damage," he wrote. "They heartlessly laughed and drove away."

Fejes was scheduled to undergo surgery at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center to clear up the internal bleeding and any other damage that may have occurred, his son wrote. However, the procedure had to be canceled because of an infection forming in the wound, his son said. Fejes will be evaluated again in two weeks to see if the infection heals.

It's unknown how his vision will be affected or what complications may arise due to this "senseless attack," but at this time he's unable to see out of that eye and is in "incredible pain," his son wrote.

"This attack was on a 65-year old man that was going for a walk and he may now lose his vision and have other long-term consequences as a result of this 'prank,'" the Facebook post read. "The laughs that may come out of this are not worth the damage that it causes."

City News Service contributed to this post; Photos courtesy of Michael Fejes Jr.