Waco police, assisted by police officers from several cities were surrounding the Twin Peaks Restaurant after several people were reported shot during a rival motorcycle gang fight, Waco police Sgt. W. Patrick Swanton said.
Swanton said the fight quickly escalated from fists and feet to chains, clubs and knives, then to gunfire.
Gang members were shooting at each other and officers at the scene fired their weapons, as well, Swanton said.
The victims were taken by ambulance to Baylor Scott and White Hillcrest Medical Center, which later was placed on lock down.
A witness who was having lunch across the parking lot said he and his family had just finished eating and walked into the parking lot when they heard several gunshots and saw wounded being taken from the fight scene.
“We crouched down in front of our pick-up truck because that was the only cover we had,” the man, said.
Waco had a population of 124,805 on 2010, making it the 22nd-most populous city in the state.
A small town with mega problems, one after the other? Just a thought.
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