Two people were shot in Greenwich Village in Manhattan on Sunday night, the Police Department said, steps from the Stonewall Inn, a bar that is an icon of the L.G.B.T.Q. rights movement.
The shooting occurred at 10:15 p.m. at West Fourth Street and Grove Street, the department said. One person was shot in the head and hospitalized in critical condition, Sgt. Matthew Forsythe said. A second person was in stable condition after being shot in the leg, he added.
Police were looking for a suspect, Sergeant Forsythe said. He said it was unclear if the shooting was connected to Sunday’s annual Pride march, which draws millions of people to Manhattan.
The location of the shooting is near the Stonewall Inn, a bar on Christopher Street that was set to host an event for Pride month from noon to 4 a.m. Representatives for the bar did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
As midnight neared, the streets near the bar were mostly empty except for some late-night revelers. Police barricades had been placed near the site of the shooting, and officers were sending people away from the scene.
Mayor Eric Adams said on social media that he was saddened by the shooting, which he said had occurred as Pride celebrations were ending. He and Zohran Mamdani, the likely Democratic nominee for mayor, had both attended the annual New York City Pride March in Manhattan on Sunday.
“During a time when our city should be rejoicing and celebrating members of our diverse LGBTQ+ community, incidents like this are devastating,” Mr. Adams said.
The pride march is the largest event of its kind in the United States. It commemorates the 1969 Stonewall riots, which are widely seen as giving rise to the modern L.G.B.T.Q. rights movement.
Mike Ives is a reporter for The Times based in Seoul, covering breaking news around the world.
Chelsia Rose Marcius is a criminal justice reporter for The Times, covering the New York Police Department.
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