Eagles co-founders wife, Randy Meisner is shot dead at their Los Angeles home

  ... remember one of our favorite rock bands of all time, the Eagles? Here is what happened in the home of co-founder and bassist, Randy, yesterday.  

  

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In July last year James Newton, a friend of Randy (pictured), was granted temporary conservatorship over him after a court heard that Lana was in denial about his alcoholism and mental health issues

 

Lana Rae Meisner, 63, shot in the head at Studio City home Sunday night ...around 5.30pm Lana had called police to say Randy was threatening her with a BB gun and 'acting erratically', 
Randy called to her 'accidental' death at 7pm 
      Randy has  history of mental health issues,  reportedly threatening to shoot people in the past 
      Lana was accused of failing to care for Randy and keeping him drunk 'around the clock' because it made him easier to deal with ...police have ruled the shooting an accident

The wife of Eagles co-founder Randy Meisner has been shot dead at the couple's Los Angeles home amid reports of domestic abuse.

Lana Rae Meisner, 63, was shot in the head and died on Sunday night at the Studio City home she shared with bassist husband Randy, 69, police said. The pair had been married for 20 years.

Around an hour and a half before Randy called police to report his wife had been killed, Lana called 911 herself to report domestic abuse, according to TMZ.

Lana Rae Meisner, the wife of former Eagles bassist Randy Meisner (pictured together) died Sunday after being shot in the head at the couple's Los Angeles home, police said

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According to law enforcement sources, Lana had called police the same evening she was found dead to report that Randy (pictured left with Eagles bandmate Glenn Frey) had been threatening her and 'acting erratically'

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Police reportedly went to the couple's house (pictured) following the report of abuse but left without incident. Cops were then called back an hour and a half later after Lana was shot

Law enforcement sources told the gossip site that Lana reported Randy for waving a BB gun around and 'acting erratically' at approximately 5.30pm on Sunday.

According to Radar Online, police attended the couple's home but left shortly afterwards.

Then, at 6.59pm, Randy called officers to report that his wife had accidentally shot herself while looking for something in a closet.

Randy told police that Lana had gone into another room before he heard a gunshot after which he went in and found her dead, it is reported.

He told officers that Lana was 'stumbling around' looking for something in a closet where the couple kept two guns, before one of them fell.

According to Randy, Lana attempted to catch the weapon and in the process shot herself.

Radar reports that surveillance cameras captured Lana's grisly last moments and footage will be reviewed as part of an investigation into her death.

TMZ adds that at 4.45am on Monday, Randy was taken to hospital after acting 'in an altered state'.

Police sources who spoke to the site added: 'Randy seemed to be in shock and wasn’t even able to acknowledge that Lana Rae was dead from a gunshot wound.'

LAPD detective Gus Barrientos told the New York Post that the shooting appears to have been accidental.He said: "There was an accidental discharge of the firearm. It was completely accidental, there is nothing indicative of a murder, homicide or a suicide. 

'It’s a weird accident, that’s all I can say. There was absolutely no struggle, just a freak accident."

Randy, who left the Eagles in 1977, had reportedly been suffering from bipolar disorder and had threatened to shoot people in the past.

In July 2015 friend James Newton was granted temporary conservatorship over Randy after he allegedly threatened 'to gun everyone down with an AK-47'. 

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Law enforcement sources said Randy claimed Lana was 'stumbling around' in a closet where the pair kept two weapons before one of them fell and she shot herself in an attempt to catch it

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Randy (second left, with Eagles bandmates) had reportedly been suffering from alcoholism and bipolar disorder, and was previously reported for threatening to shoot people

In court proceedings, reported by the New York Daily News, attorney Troy Martin revealed Randy made the threat while talking to hospital staff, but was not in possession of a firearm at the time.

Martin also revealed that Randy had been hospitalized several times for alcoholism, and had threatened to kill himself by overdosing on medication he was taking for a 'mood disorder'.

Making the case for Newton to be granted conservatorship, Martin said that Lana was in denial about the singer's various conditions and had done little to help him battle them.

Newton alleged that Lana was keeping Randy drunk 'around the clock' with vodka because he was easier to control while inebriated.

Lana was also accused of leaving Randy unwashed for up to a month at a time while frittering away his millions on cosmetic surgery, vacations and home renovations.

During proceedings, Martin was also quizzed over a bizarre incident in which Lana had left a voicemail message claiming that neighbors dressed 'in clown suits' had been spying on her and were going to report her to police for using cocaine.

Courtesy: Mail