re: #216 Timothy Watson

Well, you have to have something to arrest them for. Up until they started shooting, what law had they violated? Gang participation? Don’t know about Texas’s law on the matter, but you usually have to prove predicate acts to charge someone under those.

Wondering who actually fired the first shots.

According to police, eight people were pronounced dead at the scene and one person died at the hospital. The injuries of those taken to the hospital ranged from stab wounds to gunshot wounds. Some had both.

Off-duty officers were on the scene, they saw what was happening, armed themselves and tried to stop the battle, Swanton said. “That saved numerous lives,” he added.

Officers shot armed bikers, Swanton said, adding that the actions of law enforcement prevented further deaths. It wasn’t immediately clear whether any of the nine dead were killed by police officers.

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