Biker gang shoot-out leaves several dead at Texas restaurant
- MAY 17, 2015, 4:59 PM
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- later confirmed on Facebook, that there were "multiple victims" in the shooting shortly after noon Sunday adjacent to Interstate 35. Local television station Channel 25 News has reported that at least nine people were killed.
No officers were injured, Channel 25 reported.
Police officers were securing the parking lot when the fight broke out in the restaurant before moving outside. The fight involved chains, knives, and firearms.
It is unknown if bystanders at Twin Peaks restaurant were among the dead or injured. Police are urging people to avoid the Central Texas Marketplace, a shopping center.
Twin Peaks is a chain restaurant that markets itself as a racier version of Hooters.
Swanton said that police had warned the restaurant that there could be issues between the gangs. Some businesses closed early in response to police warnings. Swanton said police had heard that gang members might be coming to the area for "payback," according to Reuters.
Swanton said authorities are concerned that gang members are moving to other parts of the city to continue the confrontation elsewhere.
McLennan County District Attorney Abel Reyna told KWTX earlier this month that law enforcement was aware of simmering conflicts between gangs that gathered at the restaurant.
