Maine, 300 Bikers Pay Respects To Gunman Killed In Shootout

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Source: wlwt.com
Iron Horsemen Member To Be Buried In Maine
SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine -- Police in the Maine city of South Portland said about 300 people attended a visitation for a member of the Iron Horsemen motorcycle club killed during a shootout with police in Cincinnati.

Harry Seavey Jr. was killed Sept. 18 during a gun battle in Cincinnati, after officers said they went into a Camp Washington eatery to speak with members of the motorcycle club.

South Portland Police said there were no problems at the Monday calling hours at a local funeral home.

South Portland Police Chief Ed Googins said officers had a plan to manage traffic.

He said Wednesday's burial isn't expected to be a problem because it's easy to detour traffic away from the cemetery where the 51-year-old Seavey will be buried.

Cincinnati's police chief, Thomas Streicher, said officers had heard complaints from bars on the west side about Iron Horsemen blocking doorways and questioning patrons to find members of the Detroit Highwaymen Motorcycle Club.

Streicher said a vice officer spotted a large number of motorcycles on the day of the shooting and some Iron Horsemen outside JD's Honky Tonk and Emporium and called his supervisor.

The chief said a plan was quickly put together to visit the bar and talk with the club members about the complaints.

But when the caravan of 14 officers, including three vice officers wearing masks, arrived at the bar, Streicher said Seavey pulled out a 9mm handgun and opened fire.

Two officers were wounded and Seavey was shot to death.