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9 Confirmed Dead in Biker Gang Shooting at Twin Peaks (Waco, TX)
The Waco Tribune ^ | Sunday, May 17, 2015 | Olivia Messer

Posted on 05/17/2015 2:36:49 PM PDT by kristinn

***Officers said there were multiple types of weapons used, including guns, chains, knives, bats and clubs.***

***“There were maybe 30 guns being fired in the parking lot, maybe 100 rounds,” said Michelle Logan, 37, who was at Twin Peaks at the time of the shooting and said she knows some of the victims. “They just opened fire.”***

UPDATE, 4:00 p.m.(CDT): At least nine people are confirmed dead in a shooting around noon Sunday at Twin Peaks restaurant, said Waco police Sgt. W. Patrick Swanton. All of the fatalities are members of biker gangs. No patrons, servers or less enforcement officials were killed, Swanton said.

There is a very significant increase in law enforcement in McLennan County right now, Swanton said. Local, county, state and federal agencies are involved in investigations.

DPS and intelligence agents were working on the investigation long before today and Waco police have been aware of the inquest for more than a month, said Swanton.

Twin Peaks and Don Carlos were closed down after the shooting, and witnesses are being questioned on the scene and at the police department, according to the sergeant.

“The management wanted them here,” Swanton said of Twin Peaks officials. “Management knew that there were issues, and we were here, but they continued to let those groups of people into their business.”

SNIP

There were at least three rival gangs on the scene when the shooting occurred, Swanton said.

At least 12 Waco officers, including a SWAT team, and other DPS troopers were at Twin Peaks or in the immediate area when the incident broke out.

Waco police officers moved in and did fire rounds during the incident, Swanton said, praising their quick response.

(Excerpt) Read more at wacotrib.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: 1; bikers; gangs; mclennancounty; shooting; texas; twinpeaks; waco
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1 posted on 05/17/2015 2:36:49 PM PDT by kristinn
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To: kristinn

Gun Fight at the Twin Peaks Corral!


2 posted on 05/17/2015 2:39:27 PM PDT by Empireoftheatom48 (God help the Republic but will he?)
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To: kristinn
you've really got to concentrate if you want to get pissed off at a twin peaks restaurant.


3 posted on 05/17/2015 2:41:05 PM PDT by JohnBrowdie (http://forum.stink-eye.net)
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To: kristinn

If anyone here lives in the Waco area, cops are worried about retaliation and that more biker gangs are gonna show up for a gunfight


4 posted on 05/17/2015 2:42:17 PM PDT by Sarah Barracuda
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To: kristinn

I’m guessing these weren’t the lawyers and attorneys and accountants who put on their leathers and ride their
Harleys on the weekends...


5 posted on 05/17/2015 2:42:43 PM PDT by EternalVigilance
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To: ValerieTexas

ping


6 posted on 05/17/2015 2:42:48 PM PDT by null and void (My favorite drawings at the Muhammad cartoon festival in Texas were the two chalk outlines out front)
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To: kristinn

All the dead were bikers and no one else injured. Sounds like a win-win! Can they repeat that feat? Let’s hope so. Maybe next time they can invite some islamists to add to the flavour of the festivities.


7 posted on 05/17/2015 2:43:08 PM PDT by A Formerly Proud Canadian (I once was blind, but now I see...)
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To: A Formerly Proud Canadian

Sounds like your typical day in Chicago


8 posted on 05/17/2015 2:43:31 PM PDT by Sarah Barracuda
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To: Empireoftheatom48

This is on the south end of the big mall in Waco. The Cabelas and Best Buy are within walking distance.
Lots of Sunday family traffic in that area at noon. I thought the biker trash had their shootouts after midnight?


9 posted on 05/17/2015 2:43:58 PM PDT by 9422WMR ("Ignorance can be cured by education, but stupidity is forever.")
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Another reason I don’t go to Twin Peaks. The other reason is Mrs. Frog won’t let me.


10 posted on 05/17/2015 2:44:21 PM PDT by smokingfrog ( sleep with one eye open (<o> ---)
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To: 9422WMR

Early bird .38 special...


11 posted on 05/17/2015 2:44:57 PM PDT by smokingfrog ( sleep with one eye open (<o> ---)
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"Waco police officers moved in and did fire rounds during the incident, Swanton said, praising their quick response. Sounds like a massacre.
12 posted on 05/17/2015 2:46:47 PM PDT by misanthrope (Liberalism; it is not unthinking ignorance, it is malignant evil.)
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To: smokingfrog

Same here, Casa Garcia’s is about as wild as it gets around here. If you order the extra queso.


13 posted on 05/17/2015 2:48:43 PM PDT by davetex (Location: The Alamo)
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To: 9422WMR
Breaking News Feed ‏@PzFeed 40s40 seconds ago BREAKING: Police closing entire Central Texas Marketplace for safety reasons.
14 posted on 05/17/2015 2:50:45 PM PDT by Sarah Barracuda
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15 posted on 05/17/2015 2:54:21 PM PDT by SamAdams76
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To: kristinn

So what the word on the street Texans

Is just shooting involving Son of anarchy gang members or something much bigger


16 posted on 05/17/2015 2:57:21 PM PDT by SevenofNine (We are Freepers, all your media bases belong to us ,resistance is futile)
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To: kristinn

if the biker gangs ever become angry with anyone other than themselves that could be big trouble cause sounds and reads as though they shoot fairly straight at their target(s)


17 posted on 05/17/2015 2:58:50 PM PDT by no-to-illegals (Do what is Right ... Take This Freepathon Over the Top!!!)
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Officers said there were multiple types of weapons used, including guns, chains, knives, bats and clubs. “There were maybe 30 guns being fired in the parking lot, maybe 100 rounds,” said Michelle Logan and said she knows some of the victims. “They just opened fire.” At least nine people are confirmed dead in a shooting around noon Sunday at Twin Peaks restaurant, said Waco police Sgt. W. Patrick Swanton. All of the fatalities are members of biker gangs. No patrons, servers or less enforcement officials were killed, Swanton said.


18 posted on 05/17/2015 3:00:08 PM PDT by Talisker (One who commands, must obey.)
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To: 3D-JOY; abner; Abundy; AGreatPer; Albion Wilde; AliVeritas; alisasny; ALlRightAllTheTime; ...
All of the fatalities are members of biker gangs.

PING!

19 posted on 05/17/2015 3:03:48 PM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (Brian Moore was an exemplary cop. Let his conduct be the example for Baltimore police to follow.)
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To: JohnBrowdie

This is serious. Better call in Agent Dale Cooper...


20 posted on 05/17/2015 3:03:51 PM PDT by deckster
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