MURDER
CASE #: 2002-15
Christian Tate
Status:
Open
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Offense Location:
Ludlow California
Summary:
Christian Tate was a member of the Hells Angels Motorcycle gang. On 4/27/2002 Tate was riding his motorcycle west bound on the I-40 near Ludlow. A vehicle pulled up next to him and shot him to death.
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The evidence at the scene is that he was in motion when he was shot,” Patterson said, adding investigators have found no witnesses to the slaying. At about 2 a.m. Saturday, three California motorcycle gang members were killed at Harrah’s Laughlin Casino & Hotel during an annual biker rally that brought some 80,000 bikers to southern Nevada. Police said they were piecing together videotape, ballistic and blood evidence trying to determine what turned a simmering rivalry between the Hells Angels and the Mongols into the deadliest shooting in a Nevada casino. Authorities said more than 100 gang members were in the hotel and dozens fought. Twelve people were hospitalized. Homicide Lt. Tom Monahan said at least five casino cameras recorded parts of the two-minute melee, “but being able to identify a face on video doesn’t necessarily mean we have a name and our cast of characters.” Calvin Schaefer who is affiliated with the Hells Angels, has been arrested on suspicion of murder. Tate’s body was found 115 miles west of Laughlin. Authorities said he had been riding west, away from Laughlin, when he was shot multiple times.
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ANYONE WITH INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT: Sheriff Homicide Detail (909) 387-3589 or WE TIP 1-800-78-CRIME
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