People attending the Pride parades in New York and San Francisco screamed in terror as they heard bullets being fired in the crowd.
This past weekend, significant crowds in New York City and San Francisco left two of the most important Pride Parades in the country, even though authorities made it clear that the allegations of gunshots were groundless and that there was no basis for them. This occurred even though authorities made it clear that there was no basis for them.
Even though videos showed people in Manhattan running away from what they thought was a shooting due to the sound of gunfire being fired in Washington Square Park, which served as the green heart of the Pride celebrations, the NYPD Chief of Patrol Jeffrey Maddrey confirmed that there were no shots fired in the park. The New York City Police Department has concluded that fireworks were set off in the public park that spans 9.75 acres and is situated in the Greenwich Village neighborhood.
A few days earlier, in response to the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn the Roe v. Wade ruling, tens of thousands of individuals who favor abortion rights had gathered to march in the park. The demonstration took place in the park.
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During the march up Sixth Avenue, according to accounts from the New York Post, around twenty-four protesters were hauled into jail for disrupting traffic near 42nd Street. On Sunday, the first-ever group of people to take part in the Pride Parade in New York City was led by the organization Planned Parenthood.
An incident involving gunfire was reported to have taken place in the vicinity of the intersection of 7th and Market Streets in San Francisco at approximately 5:25 p.m. Responding to the incident were police officers who had been stationed in the Civic Center area for the duration of the San Francisco Pride Parade.
