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The man said there have been several functions in the club in the past that have attracted bikers, but he said none of them had any problems. He was limping and trying to get to the back door,” the witness said. He identified one of the motorcycle rider’s shot as the man dubbed Lil’ Dice. “People were screaming, ‘I’m hit! I’m hit!’ right in front of the door,” he said. The man said people were starting to leave when he heard gunshots and screams minutes later.
The club was packed, he said, with some people coming for a comedy show and others dancing or enjoying food on what was Taco Tuesday. He said he had been a DJ there in the past. Outside of the nightclub hours after the shooting, one man who declined to give his name because he’s still dealing with authorities, said he arrived at the club just after 1 a.m. Kelly insisted those who ride with the group are all family-oriented people who ride for fun. “He was a good guy,” Kelly said of his friend. Kelly said he was unsure if any rival motorcycle clubs had a hand in the violence.Ī lowrider himself, he rode with the Deuces only a few times. a group of motorcyclists rumbled down Campus Street, their thundering bikes honking at family members and friends trickling out of the hospital.Īmong them was Edward Kelly, who said his friend “AWOL” - also called Lil’ Dice - was killed in the shootings. Please!” the woman cried out over her sobs.Īround 9 a.m. Moments later, Scott’s sister-in-law walked into the emergency room. “My brother died and they won’t let us see him and I don’t know why,” one man said.
Several evidence markers were placed around the Arco gas station that sits at the corner of Waterman Avenue and Redlands Boulevard as police investigated one of the shooting scenes.īy late morning, the emergency room at Loma Linda was empty, save for a huddled group of people crowded inside - some of them with leather jackets that read “Deuces” - trying to make sense of the morning’s violence. “Everyone got down,” he said, adding that three of his friends were wounded. The bar closes at 1 a.m., according to its website. Investigators will review surveillance tape.Įugene Jones, a nightclub promoter, told KTLA that shots rang out as people were leaving the club. Police believe there multiple shooters were involved this time because there were 20 to 30 rounds fired. The club also ran afoul of local planning and zoning officials over a location where it held events in Highland. Among other incidents, two men were shot outside a Deuces club location in 2010, police said. The Deuces Motorcycle Club is familiar to police, officials said. Sometimes all it takes is a word to get it started,” Lawhead said. Lawhead said it’s well-known that a motorcycle crowd hangs out at the Stingers Bar and Nightclub on Tuesday nights.