On the night of April 27, 2002, 27-year-old Jeramie Jay Bell, a member of the Hells Angels, was fatally shot inside Harrah’s Casino in Laughlin, Nevada. The killing occurred during a violent brawl between the Hells Angels and the Mongols that broke out during the Laughlin River Run motorcycle rally. That melee also left Hells Angel Robert Tumelty, 50, shot to death and Mongol member Anthony Barrera, 43, stabbed to death.

Law enforcement opened a large investigation and arrested members of both clubs; authorities charged six Mongols and seven Hells Angels in connection with the riot. A 73-count indictment included murder, attempted murder, battery and assault. Alexander Alcantar, a Mongol, was accused of shooting Bell and Tumelty and later pleaded guilty to two counts of voluntary manslaughter. Other participants entered guilty pleas to crimes connected with the clash, including a Hells Angel who admitted to firing a weapon and pleaded guilty to committing a violent crime in aid of racketeering.

Are there witnesses or attendees from the River Run who can add detail about how the violence inside the casino started?