Parties to the civil conflict
Waco
Bikers in Waco, Texas protesting against the mass arrests and high bails
On May 17, 2015, in Waco, Texas, a shootout erupted at a Twin Peaks restaurant where members of several motorcycle clubs (MC), including the Bandidos, Cossacks, and allies, had gathered for a regularly scheduled meeting about political rights for motorcyclists.
Police, including a SWAT team, had gathered to monitor them from outside, and opened fire on the bikers after the shootout started. Nine bikers were killed, seven of them members of the Cossacks motorcycle club, while eighteen others were injured.
Causes Rivalries between outlaw motorcycle clubs