Video released showing deadly Texas biker shootout


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Surveillance footage has been released from the deadly May shootout involving two biker gangs in Waco, Texas, showing members hiding under tables and running for safety, some covered in blood.
Nine people were killed and more than 20 injured during the May 17 incident at a Twin Peaks restaurant, and while 177 people were arrested, no charges have been filed. Police say the shootout was between the Bandidos and Cossacks, with witnesses saying it started after a Bandido hit a prospective member of the Cossacks with his bike, NBC News reports. Investigators found 430 weapons at the scene, including 151 firearms.
It's unclear who released the 1 minute and 46 second video, with the Waco Police Department and McLennan County district attorney's office both saying they had nothing to do with it. The Associated Press said it received the video along with other pieces of evidence last month, but did not publish it. The district attorney's office warns that whoever leaked the footage could be "subject to ethical and legal issues." Watch the video below. Catherine Garcia
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Catherine Garcia is night editor for TheWeek.com. Her writing and reporting has appeared in Entertainment Weekly and EW.com, The New York Times, The Book of Jezebel, and other publications. A Southern California native, Catherine is a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.
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