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krqe.com
http://www.krqe.com/dpp/news/crime/apd-strip-club-stabbing-was-biker-gang
Reporter: David Romero
Web Producer: Blair Shiff
A late-night fight outside a Downtown Albuquerque club sends four men to the hospital.
Two brothers appear to be the victims of being in the wrong place at the wrong time. Police say they were standing outside a strip club on Central in downtown Albuquerque on Monday night around 11:30 p.m. when they were approached by Ervin Halmayr and James Hutchison.
A police report states one of the men threw a beer bottle at the brothers, then both started stabbing, punching and kicking them.
The brothers were able to get away and taken to the hospital.
Police found Hutchinson and Halmayr at another hospital where they showed up for treatment and denied involvement.
The report also states they could face assault and weapons charges.
Man stabbed 20 times during strip club brawl ....
http://www.kob.com/article/stories/s1996348.shtml
Magdalena Sharpe, KOB.com
Three people were sent to the hospital Monday night after a fight with gang members broke out near a downtown Albuquerque strip club.
Albuquerque police say the fight broke out around 11:30 p.m. Monday in the alleyway of Knockouts near 3rd Street and Central Avenue.
The fight is said to have started after Elvin Halmayr and James Hutchison threw a beer bottle at two other men, setting off the brawl. Police say Halmayr and Hutchison are members of the “Bandidos” Motorcycle Gang.
While one person involved was stabbed nearly 20 times, police say none of the victims' injuries were life threatening.