NYC Pride March: 2 people were shot near Stonewell in Manhattan; ‘Disastrous event,’ says Mayor
According to the NYT news service, two people were shot near Landmark Stonewell in Greenwich village on Sunday after the NYC Pride Parade.According to a spokesperson of the police department, one victim, who was shot in the head, is in critical condition, while the other victim, who was shot in the leg, is in a more stable position. The police have not yet identified the culprit and are uncertain whether the shooting is related to the Pride March or not. Mayor Eric Adams said on social media that shooting took place in the form of proud celebrations, which were wrapping the New York City Pride in Manhattan on Sunday after the New York City Pride March. “During a time when our city should be rejoiced and our diverse LGBTQ+ community members should celebrate, such incidents are destructive.” Adams posted on X.Adams, with Zoharan Mamdani, a potential Democratic candidate for the mayor, attended the first Pride parade that day. Stonewell in, considered a national monument, is once on the Christopher Street and was to host a program for Pride Month by 4 pm that day. The representatives of the bar did not immediately comment on the accident. Douglas Braland, 47, Stonwell In In Bairo Street Alehouse near Innwell, read his mother about a quiet night at 9:48 pm, even shared a picture of the empty bar. After moments, he stepped out to film almost deserted blocks.About thirty minutes later, he had heard four loud cracks, which he initially thought was fireworks, but then listened to the screams of the people running under the block and were exploding to Siren. He then sent another lesson to his mother, stating, “2 people were shot only 1/2 on a block in the corner.” Hours later, Braland once sat in the booth, yet processed the events of the night. Outside, the streets were mostly deserted, leaving the rivers for some time. The police was driving the people away from the spot. Proud March, millions of people participated every year, remembering the 1969 Stonewell riots, who were born by a police raid on a gay bar in Manhattan.
