Police in eastern Ontario say they are watching for possible retaliatory violence between two motorcycle clubs after a violent brawl erupted in one city and a clubhouse burned down in a suspected arson in another. Provincial police, as well as officers in the eastern Ontario cities of Cornwall and Brockville, have warned the public not to engage with members of the Loners and Outlaws motorcycle clubs as they investigate. Two people were stabbed, one person was shot and five people were arrested in Cornwall after a fight in a parking lot Saturday between approximately 30 suspected members of the two motorcycle groups, local police said. “The one thing that is alarming is how brazen this was in daylight hours, and the fact that guns and weapons were used … which is striking,” Cornwall police Insp. Chad Maxwell said in an interview. “We have heard … there has been an increase in violence over the past few years, involving these groups. This is the first incident that I’m aware of taking place this summer.” Following the parking lot brawl, investigators say the Loners’ clubhouse in Brockville, Ont., located an hour drive west of Cornwall, burned to the ground a day later.
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Police investigating alleged biker gang violence in eastern Ontario as groups clash – CP24
