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Seattle cop held in South Dakota shooting
An off-duty Seattle police officer has been detained after a member of the Hells Angels motorcycle gang was shot and wounded during the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in South Dakota.
An off-duty Seattle police officer has been detained after a member of the Hells Angels motorcycle gang was shot and wounded during the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in South Dakota.
It happened about 1 a.m. Saturday in the Loud American Roadhouse - a bar along Sturgis' main street. Police say there was a confrontation between members of the Hells Angels and the Iron Pigs, a motorcycle group made up of law-enforcement officers.
Sturgis police say two gunshots were fired. The Seattle officer was not identified.
Seattle police say they were notified of the incident, and that four other Seattle officers were apparently also present during the shooting.
All five officers were relieved of duty pending an investigation by South Dakota authorities, Seattle police spokesman Sean Whitcomb said.
Whitcomb says Seattle Police Chief Gil Kerlikowske sent a team of investigators to Sturgis to gather information.
The Sturgis rally officially ends Sunday.
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