July 28, 2004

Cowboy Actor Arrested in California Bar Shooting

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A veteran TV western actor has been arrested for opening fire and killing a man in a bar near Los Angeles, police said on Tuesday. Robert Sorrells, who guest starred in such 1950s TV fare as "Gunsmoke," "Death Valley Days" and "Bonanza," walked into the Regency Lounge in Simi Valley on Saturday night and began shooting, police said. The motive for the shooting was not known, Simi Valley police Sgt. Joseph May said. Posted by Webmaster at July 28, 2004 12:54 AM