The DA said all men arrested are part of California’s Sikh community and were members of one of two rival groups whose feud was fueled by intense personal connections.
Authorities in Northern California on Monday said they had arrested more than a dozen men from two warring criminal syndicates whose violent rivalry they say was responsible for a mass shooting at a Sikh temple and a brutal sword attack at a parade in 2018.
"This started out as one group, and one faction broke off, and since then they have been rivals trying to outdo each other. Mainly they show up places and try to shoot each other," Dupré said, comparing it to the U.S. Civil War "where brothers were fighting against brothers." There, Dupré said, a man was beaten so hard with a sword that it broke. The violence soon escalated to shootings, including one at a wedding party in 2021.
A shooting still happened at the parade, injuring two people, but Dupré said a "mass casualty incident" was prevented.Altogether, Dupré said police seized 41 guns during the investigation, including a weapon described as a "machine gun." Dupré said the men have not had a court appearances yet. It’s not clear if they have attorneys yet who can speak on their behalf.
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