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AT LEAST TWO men have been killed and a number wounded in a turf war between two California biker gangs that began over who got to hang out at Starbucks.
The San Jose Hells Angels has clashed with the rival Vagos gang in a series of violent incidents in the state. In the latest, senior Hells Angel Steven Tausan, 52, was shot and killed by a fellow member in an apparent quarrel, the Telegraph reports.
That shooting occurred at the funeral of the chapter’s captain Jeffrey Pettigrew, 51, who was killed at a casino last month. Security is tight for Tausan’s funeral tomorrow, according to the San Francisco Chronicle.
The row began in January 2010 when Hells Angels and Vagos members fought with hammers outside a Starbucks in Santa Cruz. Local deputy police chief Steve Clark told Reuters: “It was all about who would be allowed to hang out at the Starbucks downtown,” adding that the Vagos had made an attempt to gain control of the area.
“Only in Santa Cruz would you have biker wars over who’s going to control pumpkin spice lattes,” Clark added.
The conflict escalated in August last year, when the two gangs exchanged gunfire near a house in Prescott, Arizona, where CBS reports the Hells Angels were having a party. At least five people were wounded and 27 arrested after the incident.
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natural selection in motion.
someones been watching to much Son’s of Anarchy :)
They’re pathetic. It’s like dogs with their pissing posts!
Whats wrong with pissing on a post. Grrrrrrrrrrrrrr Woof wooof.
Frappucchinos are to die for in all fairness.
I thought they hung out in bars, not Starbucks!
Its the new metrosexual chapter of the hells angels
I can see it not. A hells angel with all the gear on, sitting having a half soy skinny latte on the his iMac blogging.
Everyone needs a little pick me up after a long night of drug dealing, gun running, and extortion. I would suggest either a drive through for Starbucks or alternating weeks for the gangs. Can’t pirates and clowns just get along?
Who you calling a pirate ;)
Sad, sad people out there. Wonder was it regular coffee or cappucino they drank….still sad
It was decaff, dangerous tack in the wrong hands.
They should have just waited awhile and another Starbucks would eventually open up down the road.
@jackass. A drive through? I don’t think harleys have cup holders.
Mine doesn’t
have your say