1 killed in bike gang shooting on 15 Freeway near Corona

ByLeanne Suter and ABC7.com staff KABC logo
Sunday, September 21, 2014
1 killed in bike gang shooting on 15 Fwy
A man was killed in a shooting between rival motorcycle gangs on the I-15 south near Corona on Saturday.

EL CERRITO, RIVERSIDE COUNTY (KABC) -- A man was killed in a shooting between rival motorcycle gangs on the I-15 south near Corona on Saturday.

An investigation shut down the freeway near El Cerrito Road overnight. Lanes were reopened Sunday morning.

The California Highway Patrol said the shooting involved members of the Hells Angels and the Mongols.

According to witnesses, an altercation began on the freeway around 6:30 p.m. when members of the gangs possibly flashed their colors to one another. The gunfire erupted, and a motorcycle apparently crashed on the El Cerrito off-ramp.

El Cerrito is an unincorporated part of Riverside County near Corona.

Two men with gunshot wounds were taken to a hospital, where one man died. A third man was treated and released for similar injuries.

Of the victims, two were part of the Mongols gang and residents of Corona, according to a witness.