False Gun Report Causes Stampede & Several Injuries At D.C. Pride Parade [VIDEO]

Capital Pride, held in D.C., was tarnished by noises mistaken for gunshots, creating chaos and resulting in several injured parade-goers.

According to Commander Guillermo Rivera, Metropolitan Police were responding to a call of a man with a gun. Upon further investigation, they found that the gun-wielding man was in possession of a BB gun instead of a real gun.

Still with rumors swirling and four loud pops, that was enough to send people into a frenzy, running and ducking for cover. Video footage posted to Twitter shows the panic that followed the noise.

While law enforcement officials claim to have found no evidence of a real gun, footage from the parade is currently under review to figure out where the noise came from.

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With the rise of mass shootings and heightening violence against marginalized groups, false alarms are on the rise as well, presenting themselves at music festivals and other public gatherings. Activists have taken to Twitter to address the consequences of false alarms like these.

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