Denver Police would not confirm which motorcycle clubs were involved in the bloody violence. Stubbs represents the club but would not identify the member.
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In this photo provided by 9NEWS/KUSA-TV Denver, authorities respond to the scene of a deadly shooting and stabbing at the National Western Complex, Saturday, Jan. 30, 2016, in Denver. He says as many as 30 people were involved. The Denver Health Medical Center said its paramedics brought in seven people – including one deceased.
The corrections officer fired in self-defense, he said.
“We have not verified absolutely that law enforcement is part of one of those clubs, absolutely not from Denver”, Denver Police Chief Robert White said during a press conference Saturday night.
Attorneys for two biker groups, including one made up mostly of law enforcement, have blamed each other for inciting the violence Saturday at the crowded Colorado Motorcycle Expo, a gathering of motorcycle groups from around the country.
Police say more than one person opened fire during a deadly weekend brawl at a Denver motorcycle show, but they still don’t know who fired the fatal shot. Vince Bohm, who claims he is a member of the Mongols, claims that his fellow club member was shot by an off-duty police officer, according to The Denver Post.
Las Vegas attorney Stephen Stubbs, who represents the Mongols Motorcycle Club, said in a telephone interview Sunday that the person killed was a member of the club. He did not return calls for comment Monday.
According to an attorney for one of the allegedly involved clubs, the Mongols, members of the predominately police officer club, the Iron Order, are to blame.
Investigators believe there was an exchange of gunfire at about 1 p.m. In addition to the person who was shot and killed, three others were shot, another person was stabbed and three others suffered injuries from a fistfight, White said. Three were in critical condition and three were stable, he said.
Whitfield, an attorney for the Iron Order, said a handful of members of that group acted in self-defense after they were surrounded by at least 30 Mongols.
Saunier wouldn’t identify any of the motorcycle gangs by name during a conversation with reporters on Monday, however CBS4 reported the fight was primarily between The Mongols and The Iron Order. Members of the Mongols in Denver were charged with drug trafficking, firearms violations, witness tampering and other crimes during a nationwide racketeering investigation involving the group in 2008. But he did say Iron Order started a verbal, then a physical altercation.
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Denver Police Department spokesman Raquel Lopez says she wasn’t aware of any arrests following the Saturday afternoon incident at the Colorado Motorcycle Expo, held at the National Western Complex.
