“We cannot allow this incident to ruin the pride celebration going on this weekend,” Smith said. To run because you think your life is in danger is traumatic,” Heath wrote.Īshley Smith, the president of the event organizers, Capital Pride Alliance, remained defiant. “LGBTQ people live in fear of something like this happening every day. Capital Pride is the main gay pride event in Washington DC, Maryland, and Virginia area that celebrates the gay community and allies in our nations capital. Pastor Emily Heath wrote on Twitter that “real trauma” occurred even without shots fired. “Everything fell and everyone said ‘run!’” she said. DCBP is the inspiration for numerous annual Black LGBT pride events in the. “It sounded semi-automatic and it was absolutely terrifying to the point that people were stacking bodies on top of each other and handing babies off for the sake of protecting them,” Young said.Įlizabeth Hernandez, 19, also heard “pop, pop” as barricades were tossed over. DC Black Pride (Washington) 2022: Since 1991, DC Black Pride (DCBP) has been. In 2016 the area around the Stonewall Inn, still a popular nightspot today, was designated a national monument. “As people were coming down, I did hear a few loud bangs, which were obviously the cause of additional panic, but they were probably just the sound of the temporary barriers getting knocked down.”ĭelany Young told ABC7 that everyone assumed it was gun-fire, with many fleeing for cover in restaurants. A year after the Stonewall riots, the nation's first Gay Pride marches were held. “We heard people say, ‘Get back, take cover, there’s an active shooter,’ but it was like a big game of telephone,” Dave Kolesar told the Washington Blade. Police say no shots were fired and later confirmed it was a BB gun - but it was still enough to spark an active-shooter scare, with several people hospitalized from injuries suffered in a mad stampede. Taking place on June 12 from 3pm to 6pm, the pride parade will feature. The VP made a brief surprise appearance at the Capital Pride Walk and Rally Saturday, wearing a pink. I’ll shoot that motherf–er,” according to the police report. The highlight of Capital Pride 2021 will arguably be the Colorful Pride Mobile Parade. Vice President Kamala Harris pounded the pavement for Pride in Washington, DC, on Saturday.
He allegedly pulled the gun on someone hitting his partner, telling cops, “I’ll be back. San Francisco Mayor London Breed, police groups opt out of Pride parade over uniform banĪ man was arrested for allegedly waving a BB gun during the Capital Pride Parade in Washington DC - sparking a stampede that left several people in the hospital, according to cops.Īftabjit Singh, 38, was hauled away shirtless from Saturday night’s parade and faces a slew of charges including possession of a prohibited weapon and causing unreasonable fear. Inclusive? Adams condemns exclusion of NYPD officers from Gay Pride Parade