Florence bowling alley owner killed in pin setting machine

The owner of a bowling alley in Florence was killed Sunday in an accident that sounds like it was taken from a horror movie.

The Florence Police Department was called to Fremont Lanes Sunday afternoon when a man was reported stuck inside a pin setting machine.

Officers found the alley’s owner, 65-year-old Ector Rodriguez, stuck inside the machine, unconscious and not breathing. It’s not clear how he ended up inside the pin setting machine.

Police say no foul play is suspected.

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