False shooting reports spark panic at D.C. pride parade
Source: Politico
WASHINGTON — A panic caused by a mistaken belief that gunshots were fired during a pride parade in Washington, D.C., sent people running through the streets of the nation’s capital on Saturday evening, city officials said. They reported that some suffered minor injuries.
“There is NO Active Shooter at Dupont Circle. There are injuries from people running from what they thought were gunshots. But there is NO ACTIVE SHOOTER at Dupont Circle,” Kevin Donahue, the deputy mayor for public safety, said in a tweet.
Police recovered a gun from a backpack, but no gunshots were fired, said Dustin Sternbeck, a police spokesman.
Elizabeth Hernandez, 19, was among the hundreds celebrating pride when she said she heard “pop, pop” and suddenly barricades were being tossed over and a crowd of people starting running frantically from the area.
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