Milperra massacre

Milperra massacre
Milperra
Milperra (Australia)
Date2 September 1984 (1984-09-02)
Location
Milperra, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Belligerents
Comancheros Bandidos
Strength
19 34
Casualties and losses
4 dead 2 dead
1 dead bystander
28 wounded

The Milperra Massacre, Milperra bikie shoot-out or Father's Day Massacre was a gunfight between rival motorcycle gang members on 2 September (Father's Day in Australia) 1984, in Milperra, a south-western suburb of Sydney, New South Wales. The gunfight had its roots in the rivalry that developed after a group of Comancheros broke away and formed the first Bandidos Motorcycle Club chapter in Australia. Seven people were killed and twenty-eight injured and the event was a catalyst for significant changes to gun laws in New South Wales.

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