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May 19, 2015

170 Charged After Biker Gang Shooting in Texas 
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Authorities in Texas have charged 170 members of rival motorcycle gangs
with engaging in organized crime following a shootout which left nine
people dead. Waco Police Sergeant W. Patrick Swanton said biker groups
made threats against law enforcement "throughout the night" after the
shooting.

Sgt. W. Patrick Swanton: "At last count, we have 170 individuals that we
have arrested and are booking or have been booked into the Mc Lennan
County Jail. Those individuals are being charged with engaging in
organized crime in reference to the shooting at Twin Peaks, which is a
capital murder. It's a capital murder because of the number of victims
that were killed in one episode here."

 

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