3 Men Killed in Casino Were From California
Officials identified the three men killed in a weekend melee and gun battle between rival motorcycle gangs in Laughlin, Nev., as Californians--Robert Emmet Tumelty, 50, of Stockton; Jeramie Dean Bell, 27, of Hughson, near Modesto; and Anthony Salvador Barrera, 43, of Rancho Cucamonga.
Authorities did not say whether the men were members of the two rival biker gangs, the Mongols and the Hells Angels, that clashed inside Harrah’s Laughlin Casino & Hotel during an annual rally.
Clark County Coroner Ron Flud said Tumelty died of a gunshot to the abdomen, Bell died of a gunshot to the chest and Barrera died of a stab wound to the chest.
Investigators are reviewing videotapes from five cameras for clues to who killed the men.
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