1. Per Michael "Joe" Ljunggren was a Swedish outlaw biker and gangster who served as the first national president of the Bandidos Motorcycle Club in Sweden.
10 Facts About Michael Ljunggren
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Michael Ljunggren was shot dead while riding his motorcycle on the E4 motorway in Smaland.
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Michael Ljunggren was a member of the Rebels Motorcycle Club, which was formed in Helsingborg in 1981.
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In 1984, Michael Ljunggren founded the White Trash MC with Jensen and another Danish biker who had moved to Helsingborg, with the intention of eventually forming a Hells Angels chapter in Sweden.
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The police operation and Michael Ljunggren's imprisonment caused the White Trash to disband, and Michael Ljunggren applied to return to the Rebels.
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Michael Ljunggren withdrew from the biker club scene following the birth of his second son in 1989 and, in 1991, spent time riding through the United States with his friend Lasse "Kalle Fist" Karlsson, another former Rebels member.
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Jensen's motorcycle broke down in Ljungby and Michael Ljunggren continued the journey alone.
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Michael Ljunggren was shot while riding his motorcycle on the E4 motorway, south of Markaryd, Smaland.
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Michael Ljunggren then fell from his bike and was run over by a car.
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Michael Ljunggren was wearing a flak vest, but one of the shots penetrated the armour, striking him in the back and killing him.