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WEBVTT VIDEO FROM AHELMET CAM THAT COULD BE KEY TOMAKING AN ARREST. THIS WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A NORMALSATURDAY CLUB RIDE FOR THESEMI-TOUGH CYCLING CLUB.INSTEAD -->> WAS IT THE TRUCK THAT WASRIGHT BEHIND THE CAR?>> I DON'T KNOW.COULD BE. TAMMY: TURMOIL.REID CASE WAS FILMING WITH HISHELMET CAM WHEN HE SAYS SOMEONESHOT FELLOW CYCLIST CHRIS WEISSIN THE SIDE.>> IT WAS KINDA SURPRISING, IMEAN, YOU DON'T REALLY EXPECTTHAT TO HAPPEN.WE'VE BEEN THROUGH THAT AREA SOMANY TIMES.TAMMY: THE DAY STARTED OFF LIKEMOST SATURDAYS FOR THE CLUB.AFTER MEETING OVER COFFEE, THEYTOOK OFF TO SOME OF THE MOSTSCENIC SPOTS IN NEW ORLEANS,INCLUDING THE FRENCH QUARTER,THE LAKEFRONT, THEN INTO NEWORLEANS EAST. ON THE WAY BACK FROM BAYOUSAVAGE, ABOUT 40 MILES INTOTHEIR TRIP, THEY ROLLED DOWNBULLARD AVENUE HEADED TOWARDHAYNE BOULEVARD.>> WE HAD PULLED OVER TO THESIDE TO LET SOME CARS PASSTHROUGH, AND AS THE LAST ONECAME THROUGH, HE, CHRIS, YOUKNOW, SCREAMED AND GRAB HISSIDE.>> I PERSONALLY HEARD A POPAROUND THE SAME TIME.TAMMY: TAKE ANOTHER LOOK AT THEVIDEO.WE HEAR WHAT SOUNDS LIKE APOLICE SIREN BEEPING BEHIND THEBICYCLES.THEY MOVE OVER, THE LIGHTCOLORED CAR PASSES THE GROUP OFCYCLISTS, THEN SECONDS LATERSOMETHING POPS WEISS IN THEBACK.YOU HEAR HIM CRY OUT, THENMOMENTS LATER ANOTHER VEHICLEROLLS PAST THE GROUP.CASE AND OTHERS STOP TO HELPWEISS.SOMETIME LATER, AN AMBULANCEDROVE HIM TO THE HOSPITAL.THE GROUP SAYS THEY'RE NOT THEONLY ONES USING BICYCLES IN THATAREA.NOW THEY WANT POLICE TO FIND THE

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It was supposed to be a normal Saturday club ride for the Semi Tough Cycling Club, but instead there was turmoil. Reid Case was filming with his helmet cam when he said someone shot fellow cyclist Chris Weiss in the side. "It was kind of surprising. I mean, you don't really expect that to happen. We've been through that area so many times," Case said. The day started off like most Saturdays for the club. After meeting over coffee, they headed for some of the most scenic spots in New Orleans, including the French Quarter, the Lakefront and then into New Orleans East. On the way back from Bayou Savage, about 40 miles into their trip, they rolled down Bullard Avenue toward Hayne Boulevard. "We had pulled over to the side to let some cars pass through and as the last one came through ... Chris ... screamed and grabbed his side. I personally heard a pop around the same time," Case said. The video includes what sounds like a police siren behind the bikes, whose riders move over. A light-colored car passes the group of cyclists, and seconds later something pops Weiss in the back. He cries out, and moments later another vehicle rolls past the group. Case and others stopped to help Weiss. An ambulance took him to the hospital. Weiss said his doctor told him that he had been shot in the back by a small-caliber bullet. He said his doctor decided to keep the bullet in him because taking it out could cause more harm than good. Case said he bought the helmet camera after he claims someone attacked him with a paintball gun on the Lakefront. Members of the cyclist group said they're not the only ones who bike in that area. They are asking police to find the people responsible and help better protect cyclists. Keep up with local news, weather and current events with the WDSU app here. Sign up for our email newsletters to get breaking news right in your inbox. Click here to sign up!