Seven men, five purportedly affiliated in some fashion with the Hells Angels motorcycle gang, were charged with riot yesterday in connection with the April 16 brawl at a Manchester pizzeria that ended with a slight gunshot wound to an innocent bystander, police said. Several suspects came into their station of their own accord yesterday to be charged and booked. Others were arrested by police at homes. All were later released.



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They each face a felony charge of riot that could land them in prison for 3 1/2 to seven years. The Friday night brawl at Luigi's Pizza Bar & Grille had prompted Police Chief David Mara to call the behavior despicable and promise it would not be tolerated in the city. Until yesterday, police had made four arrests. Two were of purported members of the Outlaws, which witnesses have said were outnumbered in the brawl. Another was a girlfriend of one of the two. The final was the owner of Luigi's, who allegedly fired shots in the air to clear the bar. Police said yesterday's arrests involved purported members of the Hells Angels and Milford & Co., an affiliate of the larger, national motorcycle gang. The Hells Angels and the Outlaws are historic rivals. "They were just involved in the fight," police Lt. Peter Bartlett said about the latest suspects. "There was a brawl, obviously, and all these guys were involved. It constituted what we believe to be a riot. Who threw the first punch, I'm not really certain at this point."

Source: 7 more charged in probe of fight at Luigi's Pizza

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