Nine people were killed and 18 others wounded after a clash erupted between rival motorcycle gangs in the Texas state of the U.S. on Sunday.
The incident occurred at a busy shopping center of Waco city along Interstate 35 shortly after noon when there is a large crowd.
Officials said eight people died at the crime scene while another breathed last at the hospital.
Sgt. Patrick Swanton from Waco police said that 18 others who are under treatment at the hospital are being stabbed or shot.
He said “This is probably one of the most gruesome crime scenes I’ve ever seen in my 34 years of law enforcement.”
The police officer added that at least five rival gangs had gathered at Twin Peaks for a meeting which ended in a deadly clash.
Sgt. Patrick Swanton said that additional police were assigned in the area because of the advance knowledge of the gangs coming and causing issues here.
“We’ve been made aware in the past few months of rival biker gangs … being here and causing issues,”
“Apparently the management (of Twin Peaks) wanted them here and so we didn’t have any say-so on whether they could be here or not,” he said.
Dozens of members of the biker gangs have been arrested from the site after the incident.
