FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — One man is dead and at least 12 wounded after what authorities describe as a wild “running gun battle” inside and outside a Fresno motorcycle club’s annual dance. Shots were still being fired at 2 a.m. Saturday when the first of more than 100 law enforcement officers arrived at the Soul Brothers clubhouse near Fresno, the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office said. The gunfire erupted during the Soul Brothers’ annual dance, which draws bikers and other motorcycle clubs from all over the state. About 500 people were inside the warehouse-like clubhouse when the shooting started. The shooting quickly tuned into “a running gun battle” in the street outside the club, and hundreds of partygoers were running for cover when the first officers arrived, sheriff’s spokesman Chris Curtice said. Despite briefly detaining and questioning about 100 people, authorities have yet to make an arrest.
Posted on: Mon, 07 Oct 2013 10:31:08 +0000