Nine bikers have been killed and 18 hospitalized in
a shoot-out between rival gangs at a recruitment event in a suburban Texas
restaurant.
What started as a physical fight in the bathroom
spilled out into the bar and rapidly escalated to involve chains, clubs, knives
and gunfire across Twin Peaks Bar and Grill in a quiet strip of Waco on Sunday
afternoon.
Employees and diners, including young children,
scrambled and many took shelter in the freezer as hundreds of gang members ran
rampage around the booths, according to KXXV.
The fight spilled into the parking lot where a SWAT
team shot dead at least one biker and surrounded the rest. When the shooting
ended bodies were scattered across the tarmac and cars were riddled with bullet
holes.
Though the groups were being held by deputies at
gunpoint, police were still warning hours later that armed individuals
connected to five gangs were flocking from all over the state to continue
confrontation, leading local restaurants to close early. Parts of downtown
were on lockdown Sunday night, and officials could be seen stopping and
questioning motorcycle riders.
Waco police Sgt W Patrick Swanton told a press
conference the recruitment event was hosted by the so-called restaurant - but
despite police fears of a conflict, management refused to let officers in to
monitor the situation.
DailyMail reports
No comments:
Post a Comment