Photos on a Facebook Page called
Free All The Waco Bikers clearly shows police snipers on an apartment building rooftop, across
the street from
Geuene Harley Davidson in New Braunfels, south of Austin. They were a hosting a
memorial service for Jesse Rodriquez, a decorated Vietnam vet who was known to fellow bikers
as “Mohawk,” and frequently did charity rides with his wife. He was shot and killed at Twin
Peaks in Waco on May 17.
It's unclear why snipers were in place. Many who knew Rodriguez-a
father of 7 and grandfather of 19-have disputed that he was a criminal.
According to the
New Braunfels Heralnd-Zeitung: Vincent
Ramirez said media outlets have portrayed his father, Jesus "Jesse"
Delgado Rodriguez, 65, as a bad person, and that's not just
inconsiderate - but wrong. And he insisted his father was not involved
with any biker gang.
"I don't want people to be categorizing my dad. That's not the kind of man he was," Ramirez said. "He
was a veteran. He fought for his country. He was a family man. He
loved to ride his motorcycle. He rode with all kind of groups."
The article also quotes Carlos Casillo, a friend who knew Rodriguez for 40 years, as saying:
Reports
about Rodriguez being a member of the Bandidos motorcycle gang are
false. Rodriguez knew some Bandidos, sometimes rode with some and
bought patches in support of some of their benefits, Castillo said. "He
wasn't a violent person at all; he was a loving person," Castillo
said. "He never carried any weapons. He just happened to be in the
wrong place at the wrong time. He was an innocent bystander."
POLICE SNIPERS ON ROOFTOP
The photos posted shows police snipers on two rooftops directly across from the Harley-Davidson dealership that hosted
the event, which included a raffle, food and music. You can clearly see by
Google Maps that the apartment building shown in the photos is indeed directly across from the Harley dealership.
This is the second time in less than a week that snipers have been
posted outside the Harley Davidson dealership after the Waco
incident. The second sniper incident was reported this past Saturday at
Longhorn Harley Davidson in the southern Dallas suburb of Gran Prairie.