McLennan County Sheriff Parnell McNamara confirmed that the deadly shootout between rival gangs involved the
Bandidos and the Cossacks.
“There’s been some trouble brewing between these gangs for sometime,” McNamara said. “It boiled over here today in a very bad, violent way.”
The Bandidos were listed as a “Tier 2” gang in a Texas Department of Public Safety report on gang activity in Texas. They are known to operate in the Waco area as well as Williamson County, the report states. DPS did not list the Cossacks in the 2014 report.
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From an earlier report: An increased police presence was clearly visible with SWAT vehicles present. At a nearby Denny’s, a manager told the American-Statesman that SWAT officers entered the restaurant just minutes after a large contingent of bikers had left.
Denny’s manager DaRhonda McFarland said a “huge” group of bikers entered the restaurant a couple of hours after the shooting. She was aware there had been a shooting at Twin Peaks, McFarland said, but “at the time, I didn’t know the magnitude of it.”
The bikers were seated and served, she said. Then suddenly, they all got up and left, with some not paying their bills.
About five to 10 minutes later, SWAT officers arrived, McFarland said. It left many customers on edge and made her nervous, she said.
“I’ve been around bikers my whole life,” McFarland said. “Some are family men that just like the hobby, and you can tell these were different.”
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