Mark "Papa" Guardado Shot Dead

Mark "Papa" Guardado, the acting President of the San Francisco Hells Angels has been shot dead. Early reports indicate that Mark "Papa" Guardado was shot outside of a bar.

Guardado was the president of the Hells Angels chapter in San Francisco. The Hells Angels and rival gang The Mongols have been known for having a lot of animosity towards each other. Therefore San Francisco police think the shooting of Guardado might be gang related.

A man who turned out to be Guardado was discovered at 10:30 p.m. with gunshot wounds at the intersection of 24th Street and Treat Avenue, which is about one mile from the San Francisco Hells Angels clubhouse.

The man was taken by ambulance to the hospital about a mile from the group's clubhouse. He died a short time later at San Francisco General Hospital of injuries related to his shooting.

Right now police say witnesses indicate that Guardado fought with a man right before the shooting, and that the man may belong to a rival biker gang.