Lafayette man allegedly shoots at rival motorcycle gang
STAFF REPORTS Purdue Exponent September 21, 2023 Lafeyette, Indianna
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A 34-year-old Lafayette man riding a motorcycle allegedly pulled out a handgun and shot at two other motorcyclists at the intersection of 18th and Everett streets Sept. 14 between 5:30 and 6 p.m.
The victims reportedly told the man, Keylin Holly, to stop following them when they stopped at the intersection the shooting took place, according to a probable cause affidavit filed Wednesday.
When Lafayette police were on their way to the original shooting location, they reportedly received more calls of shots fired in the area of South 28th and Kossuth streets.
Holly was wearing a denim vest with “Abolafia” in red and white lettering on it, the affidavit said, and was driving a black Road King motorcycle. One of the victims was reportedly wearing a denim vest with “Mongols” written on it.
Police say this indicates the people involved were members of the Abolafia Motorcycle Club and the Mongols Motorcycle Club respectively, which are “rival biker gangs,” the affidavit said. Holly was reportedly identified previously as a member of the Norteño 14 gang.
Around the first intersection, officers reportedly found five spent cartridge casings.
After the shooting at 18th and Everett streets, the victims drove to the area around South 28th and Kossuth streets because they knew Holly sometimes goes to a residence there.
After they drove by, Holly reportedly came out of the house, pointed a gun at the bikers and fired, the affidavit said. The owner of the house told police he’d been speaking with Holly for a few minutes and after Holly left, thought the shots were fireworks.
One block away, around 17th and Perdue streets, surveillance footage showed a biker, who police believe is Holly, driving quickly on Perdue Street toward 18th Street, the affidavit said. Two bikers were reportedly shown turning north on 18th Street later.
Damage was later reported to a house on South 28th Street which appeared to be caused by a bullet, but the affidavit didn’t specify what kind of damage the bullet caused.
Around 17th and Perdue streets, shattered glass and a hole in a wall was reported to another residence. Police allegedly found a spent round of ammunition which had passed through the wall facing Perdue Street and hit the interior glass door across the room.
Police found Holly the next day in a silver Honda Civic, the affidavit said. A K-9 unit reportedly alerted police to the presence of narcotics, but after a search of the car police found only a round of ammunition and multiple “Abolafia” stickers.
Holly is charged with four counts each of attempted murder, aggravated battery and attempted battery with a deadly weapon, as well as unlawful carrying of a handgun, criminal recklessness and criminal organization activity.
He is being held in the Tippecanoe County Jail with $210,000 in bonds as of Wednesday evening, according to jail logs.
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