motorcycle gang connections were suspected in a fatal stabbing in the parking lot of a Spanaway bar

Two men with possible connections to a motorcycle gang were suspected in a fatal stabbing in the parking lot of a Spanaway bar late Saturday night.
The Pierce County Sheriff’s Department arrested the two men Sunday, spokesman Ed Troyer said.The victim, 38, whose name isn’t being released until the Pierce County Medical Examiner’s Office notifies his family, apparently argued with a group of men at The Bullseye Sports Lounge at 14904 Pacific Ave S.When the victim left the bar at about 10 p.m., presumably to return home, several men followed him into the parking lot and attacked him.“He was greatly outnumbered,” Troyer said. “It was four or five against one.”The victim’s friends couldn’t break up the fight or save him after the attack. “They tried to render aid, but the wounds were too catastrophic,” Troyer said.He was pronounced dead on arrival at 10:22 p.m. at St. Joseph Medical Center in Tacoma, medical investigator Amber Midkiff said.The suspects drove away by motorcycle and car, Troyer said. Investigators were looking into possible links to motorcycle gangs in Pierce and Thurston counties, and if that played a role in the fight.The suspects were due to appear in court today at 1:30 p.m., and the Sheriff’s Department was continuing to investigate.“We need to do further investigations to find out exactly what everyone’s role was,” Troyer said, “but we believe we have the two suspects in custody.”