Video captures white men in biker-gang gear spewing racial slurs, beating black man in Indiana bar

Viral video captured a group of white men in matching biker-gang vests spewing racial slurs as they violently attacked a black man at an Indiana bar, according to authorities and reports.The attackers, whose vests said, “Outlaw” — the title of an infamous biker gang — launched the brutal beatdown Friday night at Pike’s Pub in Waynedale, according to the footage and outlets.Screams erupted from patrons as the brawlers knocked over drinks on tables, the clip shows.Police responded to the bar around 11 p.m.in response to a call about a potentially intoxicated person who needed to be removed from the bar, the Allen County Sheriff’s Department said in a press release.

When cops arrived, the victim did not want to provide information on the men who attacked him, authorities said.The victim was then taken to an area hospital in fair condition, police said.The owner of Pike’s Pub, Kelley Rost, who was not at the bar when the altercation occurred, said the man had refused to pay his bill, which provoked the attack, WANE 15 reported.“There are two sides to every story,” Rost told the outlet.

The attackers appeared to be affiliated with the Outlaws Motorcycle Club, a notorious biker group in Fort Wayne.A 2013 Federal Case convicted two members of the Fort Wayne chapter for engaging in “extortion and the distribution of prescription drugs,” amongst other crimes, as part of club operations, according to an FBI press release.The bar has since taken down its Facebook and Instagram pages and has remained closed since Saturday, the outlet said.The incident has since sparked an outpouring of outrage from local politicians and social-media users.“I must say, it was very disturbing to watch.

I am seeking answers as I am sure many of you are, too,” Fort Wayne Mayor Sharon Tucker said in a comment under a social media post, the outlet reported.“I am in communication with our team and will continue to gather information as it becomes available,” Tucker sai...