An El Paso member of the Mongols Motorcycle Club was shot multiple times on a roadway in Midland, Texas, police said.
The Midland Police Department, initially responding to a call about a motorcycle accident, found a 58-year-old biker who had been shot while riding a motorcycle about 9 a.m. Saturday, April 25, along a commercial corridor on the 2500 block of West Loop 250, a Midland police news release stated.
The wounded man was taken by ambulance to Midland Memorial Hospital, where he underwent surgery and was last reported to be hospitalized in stable condition as of Saturday, police said. The man’s name was not disclosed.
The hospital was temporarily placed on a security lockdown with police posted at all entrances, as is standard in all shooting cases, reported First Alert 7 KOSA-TV, the CBS affiliate in the Odessa-Midland area.
Midland police reported that the man is from El Paso and a member of the Mongols MC, a “1 %” biker club or what law enforcement terms an outlaw motorcycle gang. The Mongols have had a growing presence in El Paso for several years.
An investigation into the shooting continued and Midland police officials have not disclosed if the assault is suspected of being gang related.
The Mongols MC — also known as the Mongol Brotherhood or Mongol Nation — originated in 1969 in Montebello, east of Los Angeles, before expanding to other parts of Southern California. The club now has chapters across the U.S., including Texas and New Mexico and internationally, including Mexico, Europe and Asia.
Daniel Borunda may be reached at dborunda@elpasotimes.com and @BorundaDaniel on X.
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Reporting by Daniel Borunda, El Paso Times / El Paso Times
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