LAKE COUNTY, Fla. — Two people have been arrested and authorities are searching for another two people believed to be involved in the shooting death of a motorcycle club member, Leesburg police told Channel 9's Myrt Price.
David Donovan, 41, died and Mark Edward Knotts, 48, was shot three times, but survived the shooting April 29 at Circle K at 3309 W. Main Street in Leesburg, police said. Knotts was wearing a bulletproof vest the night of the shooting.
The shooting happened during the weekend of Bikefest and near the festivities. Police did not release a motive for the shootings.
The shootout involved two biker gangs, the Kingsmen and the Outlaws.
Jesus Alberton Marrero, 35, and Knotts have been arrested. Arrest warrants have been issued for Gregory Alan Umphress, 32, and Miquel Angel Torres, 37, police said.
The person who shot and killed Donovan has not been identified.
Sources told Eyewitness News that Knotts is the Ocala Chapter President for the Outlaws.
"There were multiple people involved. There was a large scale fight that occurred in the parking lot," said Joe Iozzi with the Leesburg Police Department.
Officials said the Outlaws are becoming more aggressive.
"We were aware of some incidents that had occurred around Florida that peaked our interested and were a concern to us," Iozzi said.
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All the men have been charged with conspiracy to commit murder and kidnapping. Torres faces an additional charge of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.
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Sources told Eyewitness News that the Outlaws are trying to bully other groups across the state to try and get them to join the Outlaws.
"I can't speak to the motivation of some groups and why they're doing what they're doing, but there has been friction throughout the state," Iozzi said.
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The operation involved the Leesburg Police Department, the FBI, the Ocala Police Department, the Lee County Sheriff's Office, the Volusia County Sheriff's Office and the Brevard County Sheriff's Office.
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