Michael Ljunggren
| Per Michael Ljunggren | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 22, 1962 Helsingborg, Scania, Sweden |
| Died | July 17, 1995 (aged 33) Markaryd, Småland, Sweden |
| Occupation | President of the Bandidos Motorcycle Club's Swedish chapters |
| Children | 2 sons (born 1985 and 1989) |
| Parents | Inger Ljunggren (mother) |
Per Michael "Joe" Ljunggren (March 22, 1962 – July 17, 1995[1]) was a Swedish mobster and President of the Bandidos Motorcycle Club's Swedish chapters.
Ljunggren co-founded White Trash MC, Sweden's first "outlaw" motorcycle club, with Jan "Face" Krogh Jensen in the mid-1980s. He then became a member of the Helsingborg-based club Morbids MC, which was eventually patched-over by the Bandidos, making him a founding member of the Bandidos first Swedish chapter, where he went on to become National President.[2]
On July 17, 1995, he was returning from a visit to Finnish club Undertakers MC in Helsinki with Jan Jensen, a former Hells Angels member who crossed over to the Bandidos. The pair boarded a ferry to Stockholm then rode their Harley-Davidson motorcycles in the direction of Helsingborg. Jensen's motorcycle broke down in Ljungby, however, and Ljunggren continued the journey alone. He was shot by a sniper while riding his motorcycle on the E4 motorway, south of Markaryd, Småland. He then fell from his bike and was run over by a car. An ambulance took him to a nearby hospital, with doctors initially thinking a simple road accident had occurred. Only at the hospital did it become clear that he had been shot several times by a rifle. He was wearing a flak vest, but one of the shots penetrated the armour, striking him in the back and killing him. Although no-one was ever charged with his murder, it is widely believed that he was killed by a Hells Angels member in relation to the Great Nordic Biker War.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ "Bandidos: A Club For Men With Morals" (in (Swedish)). Hd.se. 2007-12-16. http://hd.se/inrikes/2007/12/16/en-klubb-foer-maen-med-en-egen/. Retrieved 2011-10-09.
- ^ "The Dangers of Gangster Life". Expressen.se. 2007-02-21. http://www.expressen.se/Nyheter/avslojar/1.1323346/gangsterlivet-lika-farligt-som-att-bara-pa-en-cancertumor?standAlone=true&viewstyle=print. Retrieved 2011-10-09.
- ^ "Police Face New Threat From Biker Gangs". Bra.se. http://www.bra.se/extra/pod/?action=pod_show&id=404&module_instance=12. Retrieved 2011-10-09.
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