People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals deleted a post calling on a local restaurant in Washington, D.C., to cancel its foie gras dinner planned for Thursday night in light of a fatal shooting earlier in the day.

The animal advocacy organization tied Thursday morning’s shooting in the Logan Circle neighborhood to Mallard’s foie gras-themed event by posting a statement underneath several news outlets’ articles about the tragic incident. The post was deleted after receiving pushback online.

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