Multiple law enforcement agencies are converging on a “gruesome scene” in Waco, Texas where nine have died and there are multiple injuries. And it seems as if the violence may continue with rival biker gangs getting revenge on each other.
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From a reporter on the scene:
Waiting on next update in #Waco shooting at Twin Peaks. Police arrested three more just now in front of Cabela's pic.twitter.com/PYETcL5jIY
— Olivia Messer (@OliviaMesser) May 17, 2015
Looks like police were confiscating chains and other weapons. Helicopters still flying over head. Reports of other biker arrests thru #Waco
— Olivia Messer (@OliviaMesser) May 17, 2015
Police searching the men's clothes, loading them into police cars, cautioning media not to wander #Waco pic.twitter.com/o31lSAWE3U
— Olivia Messer (@OliviaMesser) May 17, 2015
Witness told me: "There were maybe 30 guns being fired in the parking lot, maybe 100 rounds … They just opened fire."
— Olivia Messer (@OliviaMesser) May 17, 2015
Meeting was monitored before incident started, police said. Officials knew gangs were likely to have confrontation #TwinPeaksShooting
— Olivia Messer (@OliviaMesser) May 17, 2015
.@WacoPolice said mgmt at restaurant not cooperative with until after the shooting and knew about the danger #TwinPeaksShooting
— Olivia Messer (@OliviaMesser) May 17, 2015
"A lot of innocent people could have been injured today," @WacoPolice said. #TwinPeaksShooting
— Olivia Messer (@OliviaMesser) May 17, 2015
"These are very dangerous, hostile criminal biker gangs." @WacoPolice #TwinPeaksShooting
— Olivia Messer (@OliviaMesser) May 17, 2015
"This is not something we're playing around with," @WacoPolice Swanton said. "It is a pretty gruesome scene." #TwinPeaksShooting
— Olivia Messer (@OliviaMesser) May 17, 2015
@caitlinrdempsey 9 confirmed. 18 injured. Stabbing and gunshot wounds #TwinPeaksShooting
— Olivia Messer (@OliviaMesser) May 17, 2015
3 additional bikers arrested with weapons and taken to jail on charges of engaging in organized crime. #TwinPeaksShooting
— Olivia Messer (@OliviaMesser) May 17, 2015
With reports and evidence of more coming into town, officials moving witnesses, upping # of officers and preparing #TwinPeaksShooting
— Olivia Messer (@OliviaMesser) May 17, 2015
Number of injured = 18, most of whom have gunshot or stab wounds. Some have suffered both. #TwinPeaksShooting
— Olivia Messer (@OliviaMesser) May 17, 2015
Swanton said officials are in the process of shutting down the entirety of Central Texas Marketplace. #TwinPeaksShooting
— Olivia Messer (@OliviaMesser) May 17, 2015
Police: Mgmnt knew there were issues & we were here but they continued to let those groups of people into their business #TwinPeaksShooting
— Olivia Messer (@OliviaMesser) May 17, 2015
Officials said they are getting assistance from local, county, state and federal agencies right now. #TwinPeaksShooting
— Olivia Messer (@OliviaMesser) May 17, 2015
The other 3 arrested were reportedly trying to access scene. I saw police taking chains away while they were arrested #TwinPeaksShooting
— Olivia Messer (@OliviaMesser) May 17, 2015
Other biker gangs are expected in #Waco. Sgt. Swanton said "we're ready for them" #TwinPeaksShooting
— Nikki Laurenzo (@NikkiLaurenzo) May 17, 2015
BREAKING: Waco PD calls this biker gang shooting "the most violent scene" in years. At least 100 weapons recovered. http://t.co/IitX1kFjLy
— KWTX News 10 (@kwtx) May 17, 2015
More from local reports here.