Murder charged after woman dies in Florida biker shootout

LAKELAND, Fla. – A Florida antheral is facing execution charges aft a pistillate riding connected his motorcycle died pursuing a high-speed shootout with a rival biker gang, authorities said Saturday.

The Polk County Sheriff's Office said successful a quality merchandise that the 33-year-old pistillate died hours aft she was changeable successful the caput aboriginal Friday successful the weapon conflict connected Interstate 4 betwixt Lakeland and Orlando.

Donovan, who is jailed without bond, was scheduled to person an archetypal tribunal quality Saturday. Court records did not database an lawyer for him.

Investigators said the shooting began erstwhile members of the Thug Riders passed the Sin City Deciples connected the interstate. Donovan allegedly changeable and wounded a Thug Rider successful a conflict betwixt motorcycles astatine speeds of much than 100 mph (160 kph), leaving slug casings scattered connected the highway.

Although Donovan is not accused of shooting his pistillate companion, nether Florida instrumentality committing definite felonies that effect successful an indirect decease tin beryllium charged arsenic murder.

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