DENVER -- We have a better idea of what triggered a deadly shooting that shut down the country’s largest motorcycle expo a day early.
Denver Police would not confirm which motorcycle clubs were involved in the bloody violence.
But today, attorneys representing the two clubs are speaking out.
Vendors clear edout of the vast National Western Complex for home a day early Sunday.
“There were people hiding behind this cement barrier and under the tables,” says vendor Tod Parker, a witness to the chaos that erupted at 12:48 p.m. Saturday.
The city cancelled the Colorado Motorcycle Expo after witnesses say rival motorcycle clubs got into
a fight that escalated into murder.
“There were two shots fired on the stairs and then there was some running down this hallway and one of the guys turned around right here, two more shots,” says Parker.
The violence killed one man, and injured seven others--three who remain in critical condition.
And no arrests, even though, we saw this man in an Iron Order Colorado jacket hauled off in handcuffs.
Iron Order is a predominant law enforcement and military members club.
“We have not verified absolutely that law enforcement is part of one of those clubs, absolutely not from Denver,” Denver Police Chief Robert White said during a press conference Saturday night.
But police are investigating whether they could be from other law enforcement agencies.
The Department of Corrections confirmed Sunday evening that one of their employees was involved in the altercation.
"Fact of the matter is an Iron Order member shot and killed a Mongol member and it was senseless,” says Mongols attorney Stephen Stubbs.
He wouldn’t identify the victim. But he did says Iron Order started both a verbal, then a physical altercation.
“There’s no need to pull out weapons and escalate because you are losing a fist fight,” he says.
But John Whitfield, a lawyer and member of Iron Order says it was the Mongols who started the fight, by jumping three outnumbered Iron Order members.
“This is one of those events everyone gets along, never been any trouble,” says Parker.
But not yesterday, when fistfights grew into gunfire, left one man dead, and left in jeopardy the future of a 38-year event.
“We'll assess how the event, if at all, is held again in our city," says Denver Manager of Safety, Stephanie O’Malley.
Stubbs says he has concerns Denver Police will be fair because they’re investigating a brother in blue.
But again, police have not yet verified that an officer shot and killed anyone.