{"id":279185,"date":"2021-06-20T04:21:29","date_gmt":"2021-06-20T01:21:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/truck-runs-over-two-people-killing-one-at-florida-pride-parade\/"},"modified":"2021-06-20T04:21:29","modified_gmt":"2021-06-20T01:21:29","slug":"truck-runs-over-two-people-killing-one-at-florida-pride-parade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/truck-runs-over-two-people-killing-one-at-florida-pride-parade\/","title":{"rendered":"#Truck runs over two people, killing one, at Florida Pride parade"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#Truck runs over two people, killing one, at Florida Pride parade<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

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Two participants in a Florida Pride parade were run over by a truck Saturday night, in what the mayor of Fort Lauderdale called a \u201cterrorist attack against the LGBT community.\u201d<\/p>\n

One of the victims died from their injuries, and the other is in critical condition, according to WPLG Local 10 News<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The white pickup truck involved in the incident was lined up with other floats when the driver hit the gas and ran over the two would-be marchers at the start of the Wilton Manors celebration around 7 p.m., the station reported.<\/p>\n

The driver, who narrowly missed hitting the convertible Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz was riding in, was taken into custody, according to the report.<\/p>\n

Police have not announced any charges against the unidentified individual or discussed a possible motive, according to WPLG. The driver claimed to cops the crash was an accident, the station said.<\/p>\n

However, Fort Lauderdale Mayor Dean Trantalis, who was at the parade in the gay-friendly Broward County city, told the station he believes the driver was trying to hit the Democratic congresswoman.<\/p>\n

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Police and firefighters respond after the truck drove into the crowd.<\/figcaption>
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The truck reportedly came close to hitting the car of Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz.<\/figcaption>
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Mayor Trantalis believes the incident was a deliberate attack at the parade. <\/figcaption>
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The driver of the truck was taken into custody, according to local media<\/a>.<\/figcaption>
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\u201cThis is a terrorist attack against the LGBT community,\u201d Trantalis told Local 10 News<\/a>. <\/p>\n

\u201cThis is exactly what it is. Hardly an accident. It was deliberate, it was premeditated, and it was targeted against a specific person. Luckily they missed that person, but unfortunately, they hit two other people.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cDue to a tragic event, the Stonewall Pride Parade has been cancelled but the festival events will continue,\u201d the Wilton Manors Police Department tweeted<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The incident comes after other Pride Month attacks against the gay community in southeast Florida.\n <\/p><\/div>\n