A fistfight between three biker gangs escalated to the use of chains, clubs, knives, and then guns, police said.
Nine people were killed Sunday during a shootout inside a Waco, Texas, restaurant after a fight among several biker gangs turned deadly, officials said.
A McLennan County deputy stands guard Sunday near a group of bikers in the parking lot of a Twin Peaks restaurant in Waco, Texas.
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Police Sergeant W. Patrick Swanton said in a news conference that eight people had been killed in the fighting, while another person died in hospital. Several other were injured in the "chaotic" scenes.
Law enforcement officers investigate after gunfire erupted between rival biker gangs at a Waco, Texas, restaurant.
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He said at least 12 police officers, as well as SWAT teams, were on the scene prior to the fighting because they anticipated violence.
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