AP: Waco police bullets hit bikers in May melee

[mick silver]

Posted: Friday, September 18, 2015 12:30 pm | Updated: 5:05 pm, Fri Sep 18, 2015. AP: Waco police bullets hit bikers in May melee (http://wacotrib.com/news/twin-peaks-biker-shooting/ap-waco-police-bullets-hit-bikers-in-may-melee/article_b5eba8b4-5e34-11e5-b037-2f1763e1669d.html) Associated Press |
FORT WORTH — When two rival motorcycle gangs clashed outside a Texas restaurant, nine bikers ended up dead, their bodies sprawled on the pavement, surrounded by blood and shell casings. After the shooting stopped, a police officer asked everyone with a weapon to raise a hand.
Nearly everyone did, according to a police report.
Four months after the shootout, authorities have released almost nothing (http://www.wacotrib.com/news/twin-peaks-biker-shooting/answers-and-evidence-in-twin-peaks-shootout-delayed-by-case/article_89437609-7790-59b6-abac-a35f21921a7c.html) about the gunfight beyond a vague initial description of a brawl that spiraled out of control. They have never indicated who fired the fatal shots.
But evidence reviewed by The Associated Press now confirms that the gunfire included rounds fired by police that hit bikers, though it isn't clear whether those rifle shots caused any of the fatalities.
The AP reviewed more than 8,800 pages of evidence related to the May 11 confrontation, including many police reports, and viewed dash-cam video and photos and listened to audio interviews. Together, the evidence offers the best insight yet into how the shootout unfolded.
Investigators have offered scant details about what sparked the fight or how the gunfire played out, and no one has been charged with any of the deaths.
> MORE: Local officials under scrutiny for biker shootout case (http://www.wacotrib.com/news/twin-peaks-biker-shooting/local-officials-under-scrutiny-for-biker-shootout-case/article_d0b2cbaa-5a5b-11e5-a8c0-b7312c763d66.html)
The trove of evidence — expected to be presented to a grand jury (http://www.wacotrib.com/news/twin-peaks-biker-shooting/waco-police-detective-named-foreman-of-grand-jury-that-may/article_ae193514-f9ab-518a-9046-7afc454d0351.html) — includes dashboard video of people fleeing the scene while shots ring out, audio of police threatening to shoot people if they rise from the ground and photos of bodies lying in pools of blood in the restaurant parking lot.
The gunfire erupted shortly before a meeting of a coalition of motorcycle clubs that advocates for rider safety. Waco police were aware of the potential for violence (http://www.wacotrib.com/news/twin-peaks-biker-shooting/memo-violence-long-simmered-between-rival-texas-biker-gangs/article_94584d74-fe21-11e4-b1cb-3706e00320a8.html) and assigned 16 officers to watch over the gathering. State police were also present.
Many witnesses, including bikers and waitresses at the Twin Peaks restaurant, told police that the shooting began after a Bandido rider hit a prospective member of the Cossacks with his motorcycle (http://www.wacotrib.com/news/twin-peaks-biker-shooting/details-vehicle-forfeiture-petitions-filed-in-twin-peaks-shootout/article_692a7afc-158f-11e5-b71c-8b5c79902a8c.html). A fistfight ensued, followed by several minutes of shooting, according to the evidence reviewed by the AP.
Bikers and drivers can be seen on video fleeing the restaurant parking lot on foot and in vehicles while officers carrying rifles run to the scene. As shots pop off in the background, an officer swears repeatedly.
The aftermath looked like a combat scene.
"Bloodied bodies were lying all over. Guns and knives were strewn about everywhere," officer Phillip Zboril wrote in a 724-page incident report.
Back in June, Waco Police Chief Brent Stroman said (http://www.wacotrib.com/news/twin-peaks-biker-shooting/police-release-more-details-numbers-in-twin-peaks-shooting/article_fd337d6e-a7af-5e2b-84b9-fb5480b6efa0.html) three officers fired a total of 12 shots, but police have never said whether those bullets struck anyone, fatally or otherwise.
Officer George Vrail was assigned to a special detail to cover the meeting and wrote in the incident report that he saw two officers during the shootout who "had multiple suspects down on the ground."
The officers told him they had been "engaged" by gunfire as they got out of their marked police car. Both of them returned fire and "struck multiple suspects with their patrol rifles."
In his portion of the incident report, officer Keith Vaughn wrote that another officer spotted a man shooting into the crowd and told Vaughn that he fired one round "to stop the individual from shooting anyone else."
Police and prosecutors have said that there is video footage that shows Bandidos and Cossacks shooting at one another. The AP has reviewed video from Twin Peaks (http://www.wacotrib.com/news/twin-peaks-biker-shooting/bikers-others-flee-gunfire-in-waco-restaurant-video/article_1d8ab034-ff38-11e4-a304-d3c891a33abb.html) and an adjacent restaurant (http://www.wacotrib.com/news/twin-peaks-biker-shooting/video-don-carlos-surveillance-footage-from-twin-peaks-shooting/article_ad89e270-2753-11e5-ae3c-f35bf458f973.html), but neither shows clearly who is shooting at whom.
At least 20 people were treated for gunshot wounds and other injuries.
Waco police spokesman Patrick Swanton declined to comment on the evidence, citing a gag order (http://www.wacotrib.com/news/twin-peaks-biker-shooting/court-of-criminal-appeals-stays-lower-court-order-in-biker/article_038337fa-5652-510e-a64b-18f3d7d89746.html) in the criminal case of one of the bikers. Media organizations, including the AP, have gone to court to fight the order, which they contend is overly broad and unconstitutional.
According to the incident report, a separate Waco police investigation into the police shootings was underway as of July 20. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is conducting ballistics analyses. ATF spokeswoman Nicole Strong declined to comment.
Following the shooting, 177 people were arrested and held (http://www.wacotrib.com/news/twin-peaks-biker-shooting/updated-list-of-twin-peaks-bikers-jailed-released/article_96c8a81d-be6a-5c80-b8ad-2bf6a0cce4de.html) for days or weeks on $1 million bonds (http://www.wacotrib.com/news/police/bikers-jailed-under-million-bonds-one-bond-reduction-hearing-set/article_38b881ef-0278-51ab-bc82-8c8a05b224da.html) on charges of engaging in organized criminal activity. But no one has been indicted, and it remains unclear whose bullets struck the dead and wounded.
Also unclear is when a grand jury will hear the evidence, which has been shared with criminal defense attorneys.
More than 430 weapons were recovered from the crime scene (http://www.wacotrib.com/news/twin-peaks-biker-shooting/officials-find-hundreds-of-weapons-describe-surreal-scene-inside-twin/article_3e340568-934d-5a6b-87ae-788f55b0923a.html), including 151 guns, according to the incident report. Many weapons were taken from bikers. Others were recovered from vehicles, bushes outside the restaurant and the men's bathroom, where two pistols were found in toilets, photos show.
Authorities did not know exactly what to do with the large number of weapons and "just started laying them on the ground away from the suspects," officer Joshua Fischer wrote in a report.
The bikers were taken to the Waco convention center for processing and were told on the way that they were going to be interviewed as witnesses, according to a 430-page Texas Department of Public Safety report that corroborates what arrested bikers have told AP.
> MORE: Friends, family claim some arrested bikers shouldn’t be jailed (http://www.wacotrib.com/news/twin-peaks-biker-shooting/friends-family-claim-some-arrested-bikers-shouldn-t-be-jailed/article_08d7101a-7794-546e-a718-58e3c3a71e91.html)
But prosecutors decided late that night to arrest the majority (http://www.wacotrib.com/news/police/booking--plus-inmates-slow-and-tedious-process-rival-gangs/article_fb015447-d096-5cd1-9b23-5119413111ce.html) of those detained.
District Attorney Abel Reyna and his staff told authorities at the convention center that anyone wearing a patch, clothing or insignia (http://www.wacotrib.com/news/twin-peaks-biker-shooting/search-warrants-yield-plethora-of-bandidos-cossacks-symbols/article_1f02d1e2-44cd-5ff3-b7de-6c6a5c782d05.html) that indicated support (http://www.wacotrib.com/news/twin-peaks-biker-shooting/judge-rules-twin-peaks-biker-wife-jailed-with-sufficient-probable/article_7f6da5d8-b70f-55fc-9cd3-6f7dc9d56964.html) for the Bandidos or Cossacks should be charged with engaging in organized crime, according to the report.
Reyna did not return calls seeking comment.

[mick silver]

FILE - In this May 17, 2015 file photo, authorities investigate a shooting in the parking lot of the Twin Peaks restaurant in Waco, Texas. Police shot bikers in the deadly shootout that erupted last spring outside a Texas restaurant, though it remains unclear if their bullets caused any of the nine fatalities, according to evidence reviewed by The Associated Press. (AP Photo/Jerry Larson, File)

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FILE - In this May 18, 2015 file photo, law enforcement continue to investigate the motorcycle gang related shooting at the Twin Peaks restaurant in Waco, Texas, where 9 were killed and over a dozen injured. Police shot bikers in the deadly shootout that erupted last spring outside a Texas restaurant, though it remains unclear if their bullets caused any of the nine fatalities, according to evidence reviewed by The Associated Press. (AP Photo/Jerry Larson, File)


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At a glanceEvidence reviewed by The Associated Press sheds new light on the deadly May 17 shootout involving two rival motorcycle clubs outside a Waco restaurant. A look at some of the details described in 8,800 pages of police reports, dash-cam video, photos and audio interviews:
— More than 430 weapons were recovered from the crime scene, including 151 guns. Other weapons included knives, clubs and brass knuckles.
— In police dash-cam video, an officer can be heard saying, "I'm going to shoot your ass. Stay on the ground." Another officer says, "They are shooting from the ground." Video footage shows bikers and drivers fleeing the restaurant's parking lot while officers carrying rifles rush to the scene.
— Dozens of witnesses told police and Texas Rangers that the dispute began when a rider from the Bandidos gang ran over a prospective member of the Cossacks gang with his motorcycle. Many witnesses told investigators that they had not seen anything.
— Multiple witnesses told interviewers that the dispute had to do with Cossacks wearing a Texas patch on their vests.
— Two pistols — a Smith and Wesson .40 caliber and a Taurus .45 caliber — were found in the restaurant toilets, police photos show.
— Other photos show bodies lying in blood, bullet casings, a Cossacks 2015 agenda caked in blood and a Bandidos vest that reads: "God forgives, Bandidos don't."
— Of the 20 people who sought treatment for gunshot and knife wounds, 10 were arrested and 10 were released, according to the police's 724-page incident report.
— After the shooting ceased, an officer asked everyone with a weapon to raise a hand, according to the incident report. Nearly everyone did.
— Prosecutors decided to arrest the majority of those detained. District Attorney Abel Reyna and his staff told authorities that anyone wearing a patch, clothing or insignia that indicated support for the Bandidos or Cossacks should be charged with engaging in organized crime, according to the report.

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County starts 2016 budget talks, prepares for impact of biker arrests (http://www.wacotrib.com/news/mclennan_county/county-starts-budget-talks-prepares-for-impact-of-biker-arrests/article_b678fba1-66ce-51a0-aa40-719f89c53925.html)
Court system stressed by bikers’ arrests, judges to brainstorm expediting cases (http://www.wacotrib.com/news/twin-peaks-biker-shooting/court-system-stressed-by-bikers-arrests-judges-to-brainstorm-expediting/article_6a8bf43b-52e7-52f0-af6f-0cde28bef5b7.html)
Hundreds of bikers protest at McLennan County courthouse (http://www.wacotrib.com/news/twin-peaks-biker-shooting/hundreds-of-bikers-protest-at-mclennan-county-courthouse/article_8863a871-d6af-58bf-831e-ff336d87d281.html)
Bill Mahon, guest columnist: Cossacks, Bandidos, law enforcement and district attorney all to blame for Twin Peaks gunfire, lockups (http://www.wacotrib.com/opinion/columns/guest_columns/bill-mahon-guest-columnist-cossacks-bandidos-law-enforcement-and-district/article_c028094c-106d-596c-8610-c3759f426205.html)
Released bikers give clashing accounts of Twin Peaks shootout (http://www.wacotrib.com/news/twin-peaks-biker-shooting/released-bikers-give-clashing-accounts-of-twin-peaks-shootout/article_104678d4-f974-5643-9cf1-810ef1d16987.html)
LETTERS: Readers sound off about cowboy justice, gun rights, meat and poultry standards and the Waco ISD Track & Field Complex (http://www.wacotrib.com/opinion/letters_to_editor/letters-readers-sound-off-about-cowboy-justice-gun-rights-meat/article_c9577c89-f712-5782-9c3f-3577f3a986d2.html)
Courthouse, downtown officials gear up for Sunday biker rally (http://www.wacotrib.com/news/twin-peaks-biker-shooting/courthouse-downtown-officials-gear-up-for-sunday-biker-rally/article_6483885d-0987-5cc7-843d-0a2660d90ad7.html)
Prosecutor details ‘executions’ at Twin Peaks during hearing (http://www.wacotrib.com/news/twin-peaks-biker-shooting/prosecutor-details-executions-at-twin-peaks-during-hearing/article_53ece56c-d50d-547b-bcc0-dfbef1024746.html)
State commission inspects jails in wake of biker complaints (http://www.wacotrib.com/news/twin-peaks-biker-shooting/state-commission-inspects-jails-in-wake-of-biker-complaints/article_309f5b44-da2e-5f9d-b881-af67da466a3f.html)
Visiting judge denies motion to recuse local judges in biker cases (http://www.wacotrib.com/news/twin-peaks-biker-shooting/visiting-judge-denies-motion-to-recuse-local-judges-in-biker/article_3eff9f02-a00e-5d26-b1d7-bab63dc3f6e7.html)
25 bikers released since start of bond negotiations (http://www.wacotrib.com/news/twin-peaks-biker-shooting/bikers-released-since-start-of-bond-negotiations/article_12ffbed1-2f3a-57bf-ad14-79aed41082db.html)
Dallas lawyer files complaint against JP Peterson over biker bonds (http://www.wacotrib.com/news/twin-peaks-biker-shooting/dallas-lawyer-files-complaint-against-jp-peterson-over-biker-bonds/article_753f3eec-759b-56c2-8e75-13feb9e42a12.html)
Bikers’ attorneys battle over fake litigation waiver rumors (http://www.wacotrib.com/news/twin-peaks-biker-shooting/bikers-attorneys-battle-over-fake-litigation-waiver-rumors/article_e7712d41-80e8-5001-9bde-9e1e1a7f996d.html)
Bikers put out call to action, start letter-writing campaign (http://www.wacotrib.com/news/twin-peaks-biker-shooting/bikers-put-out-call-to-action-start-letter-writing-campaign/article_cc993dc2-3d68-58e5-bbd5-961a23bcc364.html)
Three more bikers released on reduced bonds (http://www.wacotrib.com/news/twin-peaks-biker-shooting/three-more-bikers-released-on-reduced-bonds/article_2c8e413b-3485-5a78-af68-c20841b8f5b5.html)
Hewitt biker files civil rights lawsuit over Twin Peaks arrest (http://www.wacotrib.com/news/twin-peaks-biker-shooting/hewitt-biker-files-civil-rights-lawsuit-over-twin-peaks-arrest/article_980ad502-2984-5527-9b51-d673a72b551c.html)
Experts debate marketability of former Twin Peaks building (http://www.wacotrib.com/news/twin-peaks-biker-shooting/experts-debate-marketability-of-former-twin-peaks-building/article_1f17ed31-4c81-56b8-bb68-b8d5c0408586.html)
Bikers released after bond reduction agreements with DA (http://www.wacotrib.com/news/twin-peaks-biker-shooting/bikers-released-after-bond-reduction-agreements-with-da/article_efbb7d1f-4c4f-5385-a1ee-3911bea15df5.html)
EDITORIAL: Local criminal justice system, Texas biker confederation both have some work to do (http://www.wacotrib.com/opinion/editorials/editorial-local-criminal-justice-system-texas-biker-confederation-both-have/article_25d531c1-d98b-5ef5-ab43-2b82928dd6f4.html)
LETTERS: Two readers speak for innocents jailed in Twin Peaks shooting melee (http://www.wacotrib.com/opinion/letters_to_editor/letters-two-readers-speak-for-innocents-jailed-in-twin-peaks/article_d25c3280-fe5d-544a-a277-fef113d1f82e.html)
Stuck behind bars: Families await biker releases as lawyers claim innocence (http://www.wacotrib.com/news/twin-peaks-biker-shooting/stuck-behind-bars-families-await-biker-releases-as-lawyers-claim/article_63f9bff8-acff-5af9-8c45-ac34254aa123.html)
County expenses in biker cases could have major budget impact (http://www.wacotrib.com/news/twin-peaks-biker-shooting/county-expenses-in-biker-cases-could-have-major-budget-impact/article_a8522095-3e01-5772-a1d3-166ea04f3819.html)
Biker attorney seeks to replace judges, demands immediate release of clients (http://www.wacotrib.com/news/twin-peaks-biker-shooting/biker-attorney-seeks-to-replace-judges-demands-immediate-release-of/article_25fcfaf1-0ad7-51fb-9993-1620f6630db6.html)
Police clear Twin Peaks site as crime scene (http://www.wacotrib.com/news/twin-peaks-biker-shooting/police-clear-twin-peaks-site-as-crime-scene/article_5cf1cadb-00e1-50cd-ab66-76fd7d00b949.html)
Vehicle forfeiture efforts could be lucrative, but difficult in Twin Peaks shooting (http://www.wacotrib.com/news/twin-peaks-biker-shooting/vehicle-forfeiture-efforts-could-be-lucrative-but-difficult-in-twin/article_117085cd-2edf-57bc-b3b0-09e4cc90dfea.html)
Bill Whitaker: Waco biker brawl excites some media but few others (http://www.wacotrib.com/opinion/columns/bill_whitaker/bill-whitaker-waco-biker-brawl-excites-some-media-but-few/article_5b00bb3b-0873-5d8a-9bd8-a302c63da46e.html)
EDITORIAL: Crisis past, let’s regroup this weekend to regain our footing, ensure justice (http://www.wacotrib.com/opinion/editorials/editorial-crisis-past-let-s-regroup-this-weekend-to-regain/article_5e9bb646-1df2-5b39-9606-fb029f9a22bc.html)
Mike Copeland: HGTV couple donates to Waco police; new Haverty’s furniture store opens (http://www.wacotrib.com/news/business/mike_copeland/mike-copeland-hgtv-couple-donates-to-waco-police-new-haverty/article_b3bafdba-ffa8-518e-af1c-56258cb11c7a.html)
Eyewitness account of Twin Peaks shooting: 'a setup from start to finish' (http://www.wacotrib.com/news/twin-peaks-biker-shooting/eyewitness-account-of-twin-peaks-shooting-a-setup-from-start/article_4ff51c8e-01a5-11e5-9ab0-8f6b99793a16.html)
Funeral held in Plano for biker killed at Twin Peaks (http://www.wacotrib.com/news/twin-peaks-biker-shooting/funeral-held-in-plano-for-biker-killed-at-twin-peaks/article_cf9409fe-0192-11e5-801e-5753ca8d5ebe.html)
About 20 motorcyclists protest mass incarceration of biker suspects (http://www.wacotrib.com/news/twin-peaks-biker-shooting/about-motorcyclists-protest-mass-incarceration-of-biker-suspects/article_913715f7-fdd9-5f26-b8cc-baccf945cd9a.html)
Texas House passes biker safety bill days after shooting (http://www.wacotrib.com/news/twin-peaks-biker-shooting/texas-house-passes-biker-safety-bill-days-after-shooting/article_d98be232-0134-11e5-9248-0705fd7b99e2.html)
Biker group gets proclamation from Waco City Council (http://www.wacotrib.com/news/twin-peaks-biker-shooting/biker-group-gets-proclamation-from-waco-city-council/article_a97704ac-00d3-11e5-a1e9-0f316b6b0250.html)
County seeks help with shortage of attorneys in Twin Peaks case (http://www.wacotrib.com/news/twin-peaks-biker-shooting/county-seeks-help-with-shortage-of-attorneys-in-twin-peaks/article_81c1eb45-5518-5af6-87fb-c1308420dec5.html)
McLennan Co. Sheriff taking law enforcement threats seriously (http://www.wacotrib.com/news/twin-peaks-biker-shooting/mclennan-co-sheriff-taking-law-enforcement-threats-seriously/article_e14ec360-00c4-11e5-a150-6fff655d5f87.html)
John Fletcher, guest columnist: Once again, Waco wrestles with a tragedy beyond its imagination or control (http://www.wacotrib.com/opinion/columns/guest_columns/john-fletcher-guest-columnist-once-again-waco-wrestles-with-a/article_5df58181-778d-5865-8c7e-b1d98bd1c791.html)
LETTERS: Two views on the Twin Peaks shootout in Waco (http://www.wacotrib.com/opinion/letters_to_editor/letters-two-views-on-the-twin-peaks-shootout-in-waco/article_f6f26f7a-bc33-5a89-9aeb-239a9e9221f1.html)
Search warrants yield plethora of Bandidos, Cossacks symbols (http://www.wacotrib.com/news/twin-peaks-biker-shooting/search-warrants-yield-plethora-of-bandidos-cossacks-symbols/article_1f02d1e2-44cd-5ff3-b7de-6c6a5c782d05.html)
Purple Heart recipient among bikers killed in Waco shooting (http://www.wacotrib.com/news/twin-peaks-biker-shooting/purple-heart-recipient-among-bikers-killed-in-waco-shooting/article_6cea2d92-001b-11e5-a85c-537a39fed6f0.html)
Twin Peaks shooting causes biker events to be canceled (http://www.wacotrib.com/news/twin-peaks-biker-shooting/twin-peaks-shooting-causes-biker-events-to-be-canceled/article_b881787d-662f-5fcf-9ba9-163c7d4934fe.html)
AP: Majority of 170 bikers arrested have no convictions in Texas (http://www.wacotrib.com/news/twin-peaks-biker-shooting/ap-majority-of-bikers-arrested-have-no-convictions-in-texas/article_1cf81656-0006-11e5-85aa-b7097581c3b8.html)
Don Carlos suing Twin Peaks’ owners over biker gang shootout (http://www.wacotrib.com/news/twin-peaks-biker-shooting/don-carlos-suing-twin-peaks-owners-over-biker-gang-shootout/article_2f7ffe81-ccf2-5cf6-b13f-a614f8232d0a.html)
LETTERS: Our readers sound off on Sunday’s shootout at Twin Peaks (http://www.wacotrib.com/opinion/letters_to_editor/letters-our-readers-sound-off-on-sunday-s-shootout-at/article_b4a2497b-8e5c-56e1-b104-0f57984104d6.html)
NEW: Where suspects charged in Twin Peaks shootout live (http://www.wacotrib.com/news/twin-peaks-biker-shooting/new-where-suspects-charged-in-twin-peaks-shootout-live/article_bd630c61-4f00-58cc-bcf8-801bf876c81a.html)
Arrest in Twin Peaks shootout costs ex-San Antonio cop his job (http://www.wacotrib.com/news/twin-peaks-biker-shooting/arrest-in-twin-peaks-shootout-costs-ex-san-antonio-cop/article_8a2e5f64-ff93-11e4-bb7d-0752a29fbe96.html)
Friends, family claim some arrested bikers shouldn’t be jailed (http://www.wacotrib.com/news/twin-peaks-biker-shooting/friends-family-claim-some-arrested-bikers-shouldn-t-be-jailed/article_08d7101a-7794-546e-a718-58e3c3a71e91.html)
Bikers, others flee gunfire in Waco restaurant video (http://www.wacotrib.com/news/twin-peaks-biker-shooting/bikers-others-flee-gunfire-in-waco-restaurant-video/article_1d8ab034-ff38-11e4-a304-d3c891a33abb.html)
Hosts of biker events reconsider after deadly Waco shootout (http://www.wacotrib.com/news/twin-peaks-biker-shooting/hosts-of-biker-events-reconsider-after-deadly-waco-shootout/article_511b882a-ff37-11e4-b447-abe2c4185a60.html)
Officials find hundreds of weapons, describe surreal scene inside Twin Peaks (http://www.wacotrib.com/news/twin-peaks-biker-shooting/officials-find-hundreds-of-weapons-describe-surreal-scene-inside-twin/article_3e340568-934d-5a6b-87ae-788f55b0923a.html)
At least one Twin Peaks suspect posts $1 million bond, required to wear ankle monitor (http://www.wacotrib.com/news/twin-peaks-biker-shooting/at-least-one-twin-peaks-suspect-posts-million-bond-required/article_99da0e5c-1048-5a70-be8d-f7ed80329bf5.html)
Jailed biker suspects in Twin Peaks shooting from across state (http://www.wacotrib.com/news/twin-peaks-biker-shooting/jailed-biker-suspects-in-twin-peaks-shooting-from-across-state/article_4edade96-b463-538c-baf3-f82cd13138b3.html)
Central Texas Marketplace stores reopen to curious, grateful crowds (http://www.wacotrib.com/news/twin-peaks-biker-shooting/central-texas-marketplace-stores-reopen-to-curious-grateful-crowds/article_65ad8650-add5-5ecf-81d8-b8b509376374.html)
Some see difference between perceptions of Waco, Ferguson, Baltimore (http://www.wacotrib.com/news/twin-peaks-biker-shooting/some-see-difference-between-perceptions-of-waco-ferguson-baltimore/article_72761830-fed5-11e4-8100-5b8757ed2338.html)
Wife of biker inmate: Some arrested in Waco are innocent (http://www.wacotrib.com/news/twin-peaks-biker-shooting/wife-of-biker-inmate-some-arrested-in-waco-are-innocent/article_afa2d6d0-fed5-11e4-9199-0b232634a1bb.html)
EDITORIAL: Twin Peaks shootout demonstrates more of us are in the news media than you might think (http://www.wacotrib.com/opinion/editorials/editorial-twin-peaks-shootout-demonstrates-more-of-us-are-in/article_d9b7eb6c-7f53-53e8-9b66-91921cd94d70.html)
LETTERS: Our readers sound off on the Twin Peaks shootout (http://www.wacotrib.com/opinion/letters_to_editor/letters-our-readers-sound-off-on-the-twin-peaks-shootout/article_df00a65e-20bf-52ba-a71e-50fc90ce396c.html)
Stores around Twin Peaks remain closed, part of crime scene (http://www.wacotrib.com/news/business/stores-around-twin-peaks-remain-closed-part-of-crime-scene/article_937d6e11-4e6f-5d34-9e52-14adaef0be60.html)
3 motorcycle gang members turn themselves in after mistake led to release (http://www.wacotrib.com/news/twin-peaks-biker-shooting/motorcycle-gang-members-turn-themselves-in-after-mistake-led-to/article_ad2e5c3c-617d-5051-b4d4-3654ee8abf68.html)
Only 1 of 9 slain in Twin Peaks shootout from Waco; Witnesses say Cossacks instigated (http://www.wacotrib.com/news/twin-peaks-biker-shooting/only-of-slain-in-twin-peaks-shootout-from-waco-witnesses/article_04745208-8210-54cd-811c-2989f0447951.html)
EDITORIAL: Deadly Twin Peaks biker-gang shootout shouldn’t define Waco, its people, its progress (http://www.wacotrib.com/opinion/editorials/editorial-deadly-twin-peaks-biker-gang-shootout-shouldn-t-define/article_26523947-fdb3-551a-ae69-c3b9882fc7c1.html)
LETTERS: Readers sound off on Twin Peaks shootout (http://www.wacotrib.com/opinion/letters_to_editor/letters-readers-sound-off-on-twin-peaks-shootout/article_77a2304d-c325-5f29-87e0-f2afb857d70d.html)
Memo: Violence long simmered between rival Texas biker gangs (http://www.wacotrib.com/news/twin-peaks-biker-shooting/memo-violence-long-simmered-between-rival-texas-biker-gangs/article_94584d74-fe21-11e4-b1cb-3706e00320a8.html)
Brutal violence at Twin Peaks exposes fault lines in motorcycle world (http://www.wacotrib.com/news/twin-peaks-biker-shooting/brutal-violence-at-twin-peaks-exposes-fault-lines-in-motorcycle/article_59737113-c304-5e9e-9509-71bb7800778f.html)
Waco shootout puts spotlight on motorcycle club culture (http://www.wacotrib.com/news/twin-peaks-biker-shooting/waco-shootout-puts-spotlight-on-motorcycle-club-culture/article_a5fe7f46-fde8-11e4-86cd-f3c4b314ab44.html)
Waco shootout becomes flashpoint in Texas open carry debate (http://www.wacotrib.com/news/twin-peaks-biker-shooting/waco-shootout-becomes-flashpoint-in-texas-open-carry-debate/article_c1505d64-fde8-11e4-abb6-f3666829253c.html)
Twin Peaks permanently closes Waco location (http://www.wacotrib.com/news/business/twin-peaks-permanently-closes-waco-location/article_3fde13f1-13be-5e4f-b475-6fa309a9ce31.html)
Bikers jailed under $1 million bonds; one bond-reduction hearing set (http://www.wacotrib.com/news/police/bikers-jailed-under-million-bonds-one-bond-reduction-hearing-set/article_38b881ef-0278-51ab-bc82-8c8a05b224da.html)
Booking 170-plus inmates ‘slow and tedious process’; Rival gangs separated at jail (http://www.wacotrib.com/news/police/booking--plus-inmates-slow-and-tedious-process-rival-gangs/article_fb015447-d096-5cd1-9b23-5119413111ce.html)
Shootout shocks Waco residents (http://www.wacotrib.com/news/police/shootout-shocks-waco-residents/article_386c35f5-e1ac-5715-b12c-250c4ba43c7c.html)
Biker gang shootout leaves 9 dead, 18 wounded, ongoing investigation (http://www.wacotrib.com/news/twin-peaks-biker-shooting/biker-gang-shootout-leaves-dead-wounded-ongoing-investigation/article_85324d7b-8a10-5f98-9417-deb74e91480a.html)
Statement by operating partner of Twin Peaks franchise in Waco (http://www.wacotrib.com/news/police/statement-by-operating-partner-of-twin-peaks-franchise-in-waco/article_14dbec76-fd14-11e4-ae41-73eee1af643b.html)
UPDATES: Police believe five motorcyle gangs involved in deadly Twin Peaks shootout (http://www.wacotrib.com/news/twin-peaks-biker-shooting/updates-police-believe-five-motorcyle-gangs-involved-in-deadly-twin/article_37addf70-e4e5-505a-98b4-ecbef08a2a87.html)
Judge rules probable cause sufficient to arrest Twin Peaks biker (http://www.wacotrib.com/news/twin-peaks-biker-shooting/judge-rules-probable-cause-sufficient-to-arrest-twin-peaks-biker/article_0fedd53c-4b1d-51a2-b923-83efc1ae02c3.html)

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Posted: Friday, September 18, 2015 12:30 pm | Updated: 5:05 pm, Fri Sep 18, 2015. AP: Waco police bullets hit bikers in May melee (http://wacotrib.com/news/twin-peaks-biker-shooting/ap-waco-police-bullets-hit-bikers-in-may-melee/article_b5eba8b4-5e34-11e5-b037-2f1763e1669d.html) Associated Press |
FORT WORTH — When two rival motorcycle gangs clashed outside a Texas restaurant, nine bikers ended up dead, their bodies sprawled on the pavement, surrounded by blood and shell casings. After the shooting stopped, a police officer asked everyone with a weapon to raise a hand.
Nearly everyone did, according to a police report.
Four months after the shootout, authorities have released almost nothing (http://www.wacotrib.com/news/twin-peaks-biker-shooting/answers-and-evidence-in-twin-peaks-shootout-delayed-by-case/article_89437609-7790-59b6-abac-a35f21921a7c.html) about the gunfight beyond a vague initial description of a brawl that spiraled out of control. They have never indicated who fired the fatal shots.
But evidence reviewed by The Associated Press now confirms that the gunfire included rounds fired by police that hit bikers, though it isn't clear whether those rifle shots caused any of the fatalities.
The AP reviewed more than 8,800 pages of evidence related to the May 11 confrontation, including many police reports, and viewed dash-cam video and photos and listened to audio interviews. Together, the evidence offers the best insight yet into how the shootout unfolded.
Investigators have offered scant details about what sparked the fight or how the gunfire played out, and no one has been charged with any of the deaths.
> MORE: Local officials under scrutiny for biker shootout case (http://www.wacotrib.com/news/twin-peaks-biker-shooting/local-officials-under-scrutiny-for-biker-shootout-case/article_d0b2cbaa-5a5b-11e5-a8c0-b7312c763d66.html)
The trove of evidence — expected to be presented to a grand jury (http://www.wacotrib.com/news/twin-peaks-biker-shooting/waco-police-detective-named-foreman-of-grand-jury-that-may/article_ae193514-f9ab-518a-9046-7afc454d0351.html) — includes dashboard video of people fleeing the scene while shots ring out, audio of police threatening to shoot people if they rise from the ground and photos of bodies lying in pools of blood in the restaurant parking lot.
The gunfire erupted shortly before a meeting of a coalition of motorcycle clubs that advocates for rider safety. Waco police were aware of the potential for violence (http://www.wacotrib.com/news/twin-peaks-biker-shooting/memo-violence-long-simmered-between-rival-texas-biker-gangs/article_94584d74-fe21-11e4-b1cb-3706e00320a8.html) and assigned 16 officers to watch over the gathering. State police were also present.
Many witnesses, including bikers and waitresses at the Twin Peaks restaurant, told police that the shooting began after a Bandido rider hit a prospective member of the Cossacks with his motorcycle (http://www.wacotrib.com/news/twin-peaks-biker-shooting/details-vehicle-forfeiture-petitions-filed-in-twin-peaks-shootout/article_692a7afc-158f-11e5-b71c-8b5c79902a8c.html). A fistfight ensued, followed by several minutes of shooting, according to the evidence reviewed by the AP.
Bikers and drivers can be seen on video fleeing the restaurant parking lot on foot and in vehicles while officers carrying rifles run to the scene. As shots pop off in the background, an officer swears repeatedly.
The aftermath looked like a combat scene.
"Bloodied bodies were lying all over. Guns and knives were strewn about everywhere," officer Phillip Zboril wrote in a 724-page incident report.
Back in June, Waco Police Chief Brent Stroman said (http://www.wacotrib.com/news/twin-peaks-biker-shooting/police-release-more-details-numbers-in-twin-peaks-shooting/article_fd337d6e-a7af-5e2b-84b9-fb5480b6efa0.html) three officers fired a total of 12 shots, but police have never said whether those bullets struck anyone, fatally or otherwise.
Officer George Vrail was assigned to a special detail to cover the meeting and wrote in the incident report that he saw two officers during the shootout who "had multiple suspects down on the ground."
The officers told him they had been "engaged" by gunfire as they got out of their marked police car. Both of them returned fire and "struck multiple suspects with their patrol rifles."
In his portion of the incident report, officer Keith Vaughn wrote that another officer spotted a man shooting into the crowd and told Vaughn that he fired one round "to stop the individual from shooting anyone else."
Police and prosecutors have said that there is video footage that shows Bandidos and Cossacks shooting at one another. The AP has reviewed video from Twin Peaks (http://www.wacotrib.com/news/twin-peaks-biker-shooting/bikers-others-flee-gunfire-in-waco-restaurant-video/article_1d8ab034-ff38-11e4-a304-d3c891a33abb.html) and an adjacent restaurant (http://www.wacotrib.com/news/twin-peaks-biker-shooting/video-don-carlos-surveillance-footage-from-twin-peaks-shooting/article_ad89e270-2753-11e5-ae3c-f35bf458f973.html), but neither shows clearly who is shooting at whom.
At least 20 people were treated for gunshot wounds and other injuries.
Waco police spokesman Patrick Swanton declined to comment on the evidence, citing a gag order (http://www.wacotrib.com/news/twin-peaks-biker-shooting/court-of-criminal-appeals-stays-lower-court-order-in-biker/article_038337fa-5652-510e-a64b-18f3d7d89746.html) in the criminal case of one of the bikers. Media organizations, including the AP, have gone to court to fight the order, which they contend is overly broad and unconstitutional.
According to the incident report, a separate Waco police investigation into the police shootings was underway as of July 20. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is conducting ballistics analyses. ATF spokeswoman Nicole Strong declined to comment.
Following the shooting, 177 people were arrested and held (http://www.wacotrib.com/news/twin-peaks-biker-shooting/updated-list-of-twin-peaks-bikers-jailed-released/article_96c8a81d-be6a-5c80-b8ad-2bf6a0cce4de.html) for days or weeks on $1 million bonds (http://www.wacotrib.com/news/police/bikers-jailed-under-million-bonds-one-bond-reduction-hearing-set/article_38b881ef-0278-51ab-bc82-8c8a05b224da.html) on charges of engaging in organized criminal activity. But no one has been indicted, and it remains unclear whose bullets struck the dead and wounded.
Also unclear is when a grand jury will hear the evidence, which has been shared with criminal defense attorneys.
More than 430 weapons were recovered from the crime scene (http://www.wacotrib.com/news/twin-peaks-biker-shooting/officials-find-hundreds-of-weapons-describe-surreal-scene-inside-twin/article_3e340568-934d-5a6b-87ae-788f55b0923a.html), including 151 guns, according to the incident report. Many weapons were taken from bikers. Others were recovered from vehicles, bushes outside the restaurant and the men's bathroom, where two pistols were found in toilets, photos show.
Authorities did not know exactly what to do with the large number of weapons and "just started laying them on the ground away from the suspects," officer Joshua Fischer wrote in a report.
The bikers were taken to the Waco convention center for processing and were told on the way that they were going to be interviewed as witnesses, according to a 430-page Texas Department of Public Safety report that corroborates what arrested bikers have told AP.
> MORE: Friends, family claim some arrested bikers shouldn’t be jailed (http://www.wacotrib.com/news/twin-peaks-biker-shooting/friends-family-claim-some-arrested-bikers-shouldn-t-be-jailed/article_08d7101a-7794-546e-a718-58e3c3a71e91.html)
But prosecutors decided late that night to arrest the majority (http://www.wacotrib.com/news/police/booking--plus-inmates-slow-and-tedious-process-rival-gangs/article_fb015447-d096-5cd1-9b23-5119413111ce.html) of those detained.
District Attorney Abel Reyna and his staff told authorities at the convention center that anyone wearing a patch, clothing or insignia (http://www.wacotrib.com/news/twin-peaks-biker-shooting/search-warrants-yield-plethora-of-bandidos-cossacks-symbols/article_1f02d1e2-44cd-5ff3-b7de-6c6a5c782d05.html) that indicated support (http://www.wacotrib.com/news/twin-peaks-biker-shooting/judge-rules-twin-peaks-biker-wife-jailed-with-sufficient-probable/article_7f6da5d8-b70f-55fc-9cd3-6f7dc9d56964.html) for the Bandidos or Cossacks should be charged with engaging in organized crime, according to the report.
Reyna did not return calls seeking comment.

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[mick silver]

And now the truth is slowly coming forth!! .......... I was wondering just how long they can hide that they the cops started this that fine day