World News | Police: 3 killed in shootout involving outlaw biker gang at New Mexico motorcycle rally

RED RIVER (USA) , May 28 (AP) — Three men killed in a weekend shootout at a motorcycle rally in New Mexico were members of rival outlaw biker gangs, authorities said Sunday, and the violence stemmed from their A brawl in Albuquerque.

New Mexico state police said three other cyclists were facing charges, two of whom were among five people injured in the Bandidos and Waterdogs shooting in the mountain resort town of Red River on Saturday.

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The victims were identified as Anthony Silva, 26, of Los Lunas, Damian Breaux, 46, of Socorro and Randy Sanchez, 46, of Albuquerque.

Two were pronounced dead at the scene and a third was pronounced dead at the hospital, New Mexico State Police Chief Tim Johnson said in identifying them.

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Jacob Castillo, 30, of Rio Rancho will be charged with public murder after he is released from the hospital, while Matthew Charles J. Jackson (Matthew Charles Jackson) is facing charges of illegally carrying a firearm. Firearms in liquor establishments.

Christopher Garcia, 41, also of Texas, was arrested on suspicion of cocaine possession after being treated in a hospital, state police said.

Three other men belonging to the motorcycle gang were wounded in the shootout, authorities said, but their names have not been released.

“It’s very tragic,” said Red River Mayor Linda Calhoun. “”This is the first time we have encountered something like this. “

The town’s calendar advertises the 41st annual Red River Memorial Motorcycle Rally, saying “get ready for the rumble as 28,000 cyclists from all backgrounds line Main Street for a wild party.”

Much of Main Street was closed to the public Sunday as part of a state police investigation, and law enforcement asked businesses in the area to remain closed.

“The shooters were all arrested,” Calhoun said. “There is no threat to the community.”

The wounded were taken to hospitals in Denver, Albuquerque and nearby Taos.

“Our enforcement was unbelievable. The first state troopers were there in 30 seconds,” Calhoun said.

Albuquerque Police Chief Harold Medina had dinner at Red River on Saturday afternoon and posted a photo online of himself and his smiling wife.

Another photo he posted showed motorcycles lining the town’s main street as cyclists socialized with others.

Thirty minutes after posting the two photos, Medina said the shootout took place.

“What a feeling of helplessness when state troopers and others come into the restaurant and everything slowly shuts down, no badges, guns or radios, and you don’t even know if you’ll be able to find your car or if it’s in the Live,” Medina tweeted. “This wave of gun violence is affecting the entire state of New Mexico, big and small.” (Associated Press)

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