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Police: Panic at DC Pride Parade sparked by a BB gun

By Dominick Mastrangelo, Kimberly Leonard
Published June 9, 2019 8:38pm ET
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Police: Panic at DC Pride Parade sparked by a BB gun
Police keep watch at Dupont Circle at the conclusion of the Capitol Pride Parade in Washington, Saturday, June 8, 2019. Officials in Washington say several people were injured after a panic at the LGBTQ pride parade sent people running through the streets of the nation's capital. | (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

The weapon that sparked panic at the Capital Pride Parade in DuPont Circle on Saturday turned out to be a BB gun, D.C. police said.

Aftabjit Singh, 38, “told police he drew the replica gun during an exchange between his significant other and an unidentified person,” according to Fox 5.

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