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Eagles co-founder Randy Meisner died Wednesday night at the age of 77, and seven years after the tragic death of his second wife.
Lana Rae Meisner accidentally shot herself and died after the two had an argument. On 6 March 2016, California police received a 911 call that there was a possible intoxicated male, presumed to be Randy Meisner.
The police arrived and then left the scene, determining it was a domestic incident that didn't need any further action. Over an hour later, his wife was dead. Ball-bearing spurs, that belonged to Randy, were in a rifle case in the couple's bedroom closet. Lana went to the closet for an unspecified reason and picked the case up, causing the spurs to move and fire the trigger of the shotgun. The gun went off and a bullet was fired into either her head or face, killing her instantly.
Lana tragically died in 2016 (Internet Unknown)Police called the incident a "freak accident" and noted that the gun would only need "a feather's touch" in order to go off and the spurs weighed about a pound. Surveillance video showed Randy in a different part of the house at the time, exonerating him from having a role in the tragic accident.
After the death of his wife, Randy retreated from public life and for a short time was placed on psychiatric watch after he threatened suicide.
Rock star Randy Meisner - founding member of the Eagles - dies at 77
This was Randy's second marriage, as his first was to his high school sweetheart, Jennifer Lee Barton. The two married in 1963 and welcomed a son, Dana, that same year. They had a set of twins, Heather and Eric, in May 1970. Jennifer and Randy divorced in 1981.
Lana and Randy dated for twelve years and then got married in 1996.
Randy was a co-founder of the Eagles in 1971 (Redferns)It was announced on Wednesday that Randy had died in Los Angeles due to complications from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). He had many struggles with his health.
In 2004 he was forced to cut back on touring after suffering multiple minor heart attacks. At his California home in 2013, Randy lost consciousness after choking on food and was rushed to the hospital.
Former bandmate Don Felder called him "the sweetest man in the music business." Randy was born in Scottsbluff, Nebraska to farmer parents in 1946 and is known for writing the Eagles hit song Take It to the Limit.