Biker gang row that led to fatal shoot-out with 3 dead 'was sparked by photo'
Three people were killed in a bloody shootout at a motorcycle rally after an argument over a photograph.
An argument between the Bandidos motorcycle gang and a group of bikers known as the 'Waterdogs' erupted on Saturday in Red River, New Mexico.
The violence stemmed from a previous altercation between them in Albuquerque, authorities said on Sunday.
Five people were wounded in the shootout and two of them were charged, according to New Mexico State Police.
Those killed were identified as 26-year-old Anthony Silva of Los Lunas, 46-year-old Damian Breaux of Socorro and 46-year-old Randy Sanchez of Albuquerque. Two were declared dead at the scene and the third at a hospital, New Mexico State Police Chief Tim Johnson said in identifying them.
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Two of the five wounded in the shootout were charged (Eddie cook/facebook)
Three people died in the shooutout (Eddie cook/facebook)Jacob Castillo of Rio Rancho, 30, will be charged with murder when he is released from hospital.
Another man 39-year-old Matthew Charles Jackson of Austin, Texas, is facing a charge of unlawful carrying of a firearm inside a liquor establishment.
Fellow Texan Christopher Garcia, 41, has been arrested on suspicion of possessing cocaine following his release from hospital.
Police responded to the shooting quickly and the first officer was on the scene within 30 seconds.
Motorcycles line Main Street in Red River (Albuquerque Journal/REX/Shutterstock)The wounded were transported to hospitals in Denver, Albuquerque and nearby Taos.
Red River Mayor Linda Calhoun said the inncident in the mountain resort town was "tragic".
"It’s the first time we’ve ever had anything like this," she said.
Police suspected there may be in the town event after a tip from Texas authorities predicted around 400 to 500 Bandios bikers arriving for the 41st annual Red River Memorial Motorcycle Rally.
Mayor Calhoun added: "The shooters have all been apprehended. There is no threat to the community...
"It’s the first time we’ve ever had anything like this," Mayor Calhoun said (Albuquerque Journal/REX/Shutterstock)"Our law enforcement was incredible. The first State Police officer was there within 30 seconds."
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Albuquerque Police Chief Harold Medina happened to be in Red River on the day of the shooting.
On Twitter, he said: "What a helpless feeling not having a badge, gun or radio as State Police officers and others enter the restaurant and slowly everything closes down and you don’t even know if you can get to your car or if it’s in the scene.
"This wave of gun violence impacts all of New Mexico large or small."
Chief Medina was eating dinner and posting online photos of himself and his smiling wife.
Another of his posted pictures showed motorcycles lining the town’s main drag as bikers and others socialised.
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