Sunday’s San Francisco Pride activities ended early at the Civic Center as police asked people in the area to go home due to security reasons.
San Francisco police said at around 5:25 p.m., officers assigned to the Civic Center area for the city’s Pride Festival responded to the area of Seventh and Market streets on a report of a shooting.
Police said that their officers responded to the area and were unable to find any victims or witnesses.
Officials added that it does not appear that there was any merit to a shooting in the area, and officers remain on scene to ensure safety and security of the city’s Pride events.
Organizers from San Francisco LGBT Pride tweeted at 7:34 p.m. Sunday that the group shut down a musical performance on the Kaiser Permanente main stage early at Sunday’s Pride celebration, after someone near the stage sprayed Mace into the crowd.
“Although no one was harmed, it was not a pleasant experience,” the tweet said, confirming what was said at the time on stage. “We decided to cut the performance short in the interest of safety.”
Bay City News Contributed to the report.
