Randy Meisner's wife shot and killed

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The wife of founding Eagles member Randy Meisner has been found shot to death at the couple’s home, according to multiple news sources. It’s unclear how Lana Rae Meisner was killed on Sunday (March 6) in Studio City, Calif. An investigation is on-going.

Randy Meisner, 69, told police that his wife was shot by accident as she searched for something in the closet, according to RadarOnline. Still unconfirmed is whether he has been arrested in connection with the death. Page Six reported that a suspect was taken into custody, though the individual has not yet been identified.

TMZ reports that Meisner was “acting in an altered state,” and apparently taken to the hospital. “Randy seemed to be in shock,” Page Six says, “and wasn’t even able to acknowledge that Lana Rae was dead from a gunshot wound.”

Law enforcement had been to the Meisner residence earlier in the evening, several news outlets report. Lana Rae Meisner, 63, allegedly called 911 to report a domestic violence incident, according to TMZ, which also claims that she accused Randy Meisner of “acting erratically.” Roughly an hour and a half later, Randy Meisner called to say his wife had gone into another room when he heard a gun shot, multiple reports say.

RadarOnline quotes an unnamed law enforcement source who describes a grisly scene. According to that source, Meisner told the police that his wife “was stumbling around, looking for something in a closet where there were two guns. She was looking for something in the hall closet, and Randy told cops one of the guns was falling and in the process, Lana Rae caught it and it ended up blowing her head apart.”

The Meisner’s marriage made headlines last spring when Randy Meisner refuted a TMZ story claiming Lana Rae wanted to kill him. She’d been accused in that same report of keeping Randy in a “state of near-constant inebriation” because “he is easier to control when he’s drunk.” Later, in June, Randy was placed under 24-hour care by a temporary conservator following a court hearing in which Meisner was alleged to have threatened to shoot hospital staff and also to end his own life by taking all of his medication.

Meisner left the Eagles in 1977; he was earlier in Poco.

Check back for updates on this story.


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According to TMZ, the Eagles co-founder is under a 72-hour watch after threatening to kill himself. His wife, Lana Rae Meisner, was fatally shot Sunday night in the couple’s California home after an argument.

Meisner was cleared in his wife’s death, which reportedly was the result of her moving a rifle bag inside a closet while searching for shoes. The trigger was accidentally fired, shooting her in the face. The TMZ report states that law enforcement agents noted that Meisner was “distraught and unstable,” and, given his history with substance abuse, was placed on a psych hold.

Earlier reports note that police had been to Meisner’s house Sunday evening after Lana called 911 to report a domestic-violence incident. At the time, she said that her husband was “acting erratically.” Approximately 90 minutes later, the former Eagles bassist, who wasn’t in the room with his 63-year-old wife, reported that he had heard a gunshot in another part of the house.

Last year the Meisners were in the news when Randy assured fans that his wife wasn’t trying to kill him, following reports that Lana kept him in a “state of near-constant inebriation” because “he is easier to control when he’s drunk.” A few months later, he was placed under court-ordered supervision for threatening to shoot hospital staff and saying he was going to kill himself.


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He seems the likely suspect ...can't believe that they buy his "moving a rifle" story.
 

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