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The second day of the weekend-long Colorado Motorcycle Expo 2016 in Denver, CO, was canceled after a fight between two motorcycle gangs led to shootings. One person was declared dead by gunshot wound, while three more were also injured by firearms and others sustained injuries that were non-weapon related.
According to Denver police chief Robert White, the melee broke out at around 1 pm at the Colorado Motorcycle Expo at the National Western Complex. An investigation was started, but the circumstances that led to the escalation of violence are not known entirely.
Reportedly, the incident involved members of two motorcycle gangs, one of which was confirmed to be the Mongols MC. The other is said to be the Iron Order, a motorcycle club that has a lot of military and police personnel. According to Reuters, it was one of the Mongols who got shot and killed.
Lawyers of both MCs provided declarations that blame the other part for starting the fight. Stephen Stubbs, a lawyer for the Mongols MC, says that none of the members had guns, and it was one of the Iron Order members that produced a firearm during a brawl, starting to shoot.
Iron Order's lawyer John C. Whitfield says that the fight broke out when one of the Mongols made a racial slur at one of the former club's Afro-American members and shots were fired in self-defense, after his clients were surrounded.
This incident reminds us of the shooting in Waco, Texas, from May last year, when members of the Cossacks and Bandidos motorcycle gangs were involved in a massive shooting that left nine dead, dozens injured and almost 200 arrested.
Reportedly, the incident involved members of two motorcycle gangs, one of which was confirmed to be the Mongols MC. The other is said to be the Iron Order, a motorcycle club that has a lot of military and police personnel. According to Reuters, it was one of the Mongols who got shot and killed.
Lawyers of both MCs provided declarations that blame the other part for starting the fight. Stephen Stubbs, a lawyer for the Mongols MC, says that none of the members had guns, and it was one of the Iron Order members that produced a firearm during a brawl, starting to shoot.
Iron Order's lawyer John C. Whitfield says that the fight broke out when one of the Mongols made a racial slur at one of the former club's Afro-American members and shots were fired in self-defense, after his clients were surrounded.
No arrests were made, and the second day of the event was canceled
The police made no arrests so far, even though a "person of interest" was questioned by the investigators. Pools of blood were reportedly seen at the scene of the melee, but the motorcycle expo continued as officers arrived and started the investigation. Police forces were stationed at the National Western Complex to keep the peace.This incident reminds us of the shooting in Waco, Texas, from May last year, when members of the Cossacks and Bandidos motorcycle gangs were involved in a massive shooting that left nine dead, dozens injured and almost 200 arrested.
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