2 Wounded in Shootings as Motorcyclists Gather
Two prospective members of the Hells Angels motorcycle club were shot and wounded in what police said appeared to be a continuation of gang rivalry.
The shootings north of Concord came less than two weeks after thousands of bikers from around North America left the area after their annual Motorcycle Week, which had brought police warnings of potential violence.
“It appears to be part of the ongoing cycle of violence between the motorcycle gang rivals,” Sgt. John MacLellan said.
In May, nine members of the Pagans club pleaded guilty to assault charges from a fight in which one man was killed in Plainview, N.Y. In April, two Hells Angels were killed in a fight with the Mongols in Laughlin, Nev.
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