June is Pride Month, commemorating the June 1969 police raid targeting gay patrons at the Stonewall Inn in New York that led to an uprising of LGBTQ Americans and served as a catalyst for the gay rights movement. “This tragedy took place within feet of me and my (Broward Sheriff’s Office) team, and we are devastated having witnessed this horrific incident.”
“Though authorities are still gathering information, we know two individuals marching to celebrate inclusion and equality were struck by a vehicle,” Broward County Sheriff Gregory Tony said in a statement. Wilton Manors police tweeted Saturday night that the public is not in danger. “It was definitely an intentional act right across the lanes of traffic.” A man rammed a truck into a group of marchers at a Stonewall pride parade in Wilton Manors, Florida, on Saturday. “All of a sudden there was a loud revving of a truck and a crash through a fence,” Currie said. Pride March Cancelled in Florida After Truck Plows Into Crowd, Reportedly Killing One. Spectator Christina Currie told the South Florida SunSentinel that she was with her family at the start of the parade. “May the memory of the life lost be for a blessing.” “I am so heartbroken by what took place at this celebration,” she said. Save Palm Beaches Prime Timers Mature Gay & Bisexual Men Social Group to your collection. Palm Beaches Prime Timers Mature Gay & Bisexual Men Social Group. In a statement Saturday night, Wasserman Schultz said she was safe but “deeply shaken and devastated that a life was lost.” Palm Beaches Prime Timers Mature Gay & Bisexual Men Social Group. Debbie Wasserman Schultz in tears while in a convertible at the parade. Photos and video from the scene showed Democratic U.S.
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Police said the driver was taken into custody, but it was unclear whether he had been charged. In the immediate aftermath of the crash, Trantalis said he believed the crash was “deliberate.” Trantalis said a driver of a pickup truck suddenly accelerated when he was told he was next in the parade, crashing into the victims, according to WSVN-TV.