Fireworks Mistaken For Gunfire Cause Stampede At New York Parade

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Revelers attending the two biggest Pride parades in the nation were running panicked from perceived gunfire on Sunday – which police in both New York City and San Francisco said was a false alarm.

With tensions at boiling point nationwide following Friday’s repeal of Roe v Wade, and the angry scenes in Phoenix, Los Angeles and Cedar Rapids that evening, Pride was being celebrated this weekend with a mix of defiance and trepidation.

Revelers attending the two biggest Pride parades in the nation were running panicked from perceived gunfire on Sunday – which police in both New York City and San Francisco said was a false alarm.

With tensions at boiling point nationwide following Friday’s repeal of Roe v Wade, and the angry scenes in Phoenix, Los Angeles and Cedar Rapids that evening, Pride was being celebrated this weekend with a mix of defiance and trepidation.

One person said: ‘I was there and it was horrible. Fell over in the stampede and no buildings were open so we were out in the street. After what happened in Oslo I didn’t want to risk it.’

Another commented: ‘The way mass shootings have affected nyc is insane.