Rival bike gangs clashed on Saturday afternoon in a small Massachusetts city leading to an enormous 50-man brawl combat that left seven bikers stabbed.
The violent melee, involving at the very least 50 bikers however the place round 100 had gathered, some with weapons, broke out round 12:25pm in Fall River close to the border with Rhode Island.
Police haven’t recognized the rival bike golf equipment concerned within the combat, or what prompted it, however the brawl is claimed to have erupted outdoors a neighborhood bikers’ membership.
Officers solely came upon the true nature of what had been happening after they arrived on scene.
Seven folks had been taken to hospital after a big combat involving weapons broke out in Fall River, Massachusetts on Saturday afternoon. The scene is pictured afterwards
‘There have been some vital accidents largely consisting of lacerations, punctures blunt pressure trauma stuff. Belongings you would anticipate to see in a brawl,’ Capt. Bardon Castro advised 12 Information.
‘We’re nonetheless poring over video. It was numerous folks. We’re assuming lots of individuals got here from out of city,’ Castro mentioned.
4 males who had been injured within the combat had been taken to Rhode Island Hospital whereas three others had been transported to Charlton Memorial Hospital in Fall River.
Police say all seven males suffered non-life-threatening accidents.
Fall River police say a combat broke out between two rival bike gangs. A minimum of 50 folks had been concerned within the melee
‘Bats, hammers, issues like that. Principally bludgeoning weapons, simply preventing all around the road,’ jeweler Gilbert Costa mentioned to WCVB, recalling what he had witnessed. ‘Most likely one of many worst issues we have seen but.’
Detectives from the Fall River Police Main Crimes Division at the moment are investigating the combat.
Investigators are at present interviewing witnesses and scouring surveillance footage within the hope of figuring out those that had been concerned within the brawl.