At least 9 dead after gang shootout in Waco, Texas

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last updated 18 May 2015

Nine motorcycle gang members were killed and 18 injured after a gunfight broke out in Waco, Texas, on Sunday afternoon.

Waco police Sgt. W Patrick Swanton said that police had asked the restaurant's management to stop the gathering from happening, but they would not cooperate. "What happened here today could have been avoided if we'd had management at a local establishment listen to their police department and assist us," he said. "They failed to do that and this is the event, what happened.” Police officers in the parking lot were fired upon and returned fire, but "fortunately, none of our officers, nor any of our innocent civilians, were injured in this melee here today," Swanton said. Police say they expect to recover 100 weapons from the crime scene.

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Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.

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