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Two teenage girls were shot near the Stonewall Inn as NYC Pride celebrations winded down on Sunday night, police said.

The incident occurred in Sheridan Square in Greenwich Village just after 10 p.m. near the Stonewall Inn, a historic LGBTQ bar.

A 16-year-old girl sustained a gunshot wound to the head and is in critical condition, while a 17-year-old girl is in stable condition after being shot in the leg, an NYPD spokesperson said. Both were transported to local hospitals.

The NYPD spokesperson said it is too early to know if the incident was hate crime-related and said the investigation is ongoing. No suspect has been identified.

The 16-year-old girl in critical condition was not the intended target of the shooting, two law enforcement sources told NBC New York.

The older girl was first shot by a person walking in the crowd and in response, pulled out her own gun and fired back at the person who shot her, the sources said. But the 17-year-old missed and struck the younger girl instead, according to the sources.

NYPD officers shut down Washington Square Park following the NYC Pride March on June 29, 2025. Hours later, a shooting occurred outside the Stonewall Inn, further disrupting Pride celebrations in Greenwich Village. Madison Swart / Hans Lucas / AFP via Getty Images

The Stonewall Inn said in a Monday statement that it was "deeply shocked" by the shooting and that it stood with the Pride attendees as well as the community in its aftermath.

"While the incident did not take place at our establishment, it occurred on a day that holds profound meaning to our community — Pride is our most sacred day of the year," the statement said.

The Stonewall Inn urged people to stay vigilant and affirmed its "unwavering commitment to a world free from hate, violence, and fear."

New York Mayor Eric Adams said he was “saddened” to learn about the shooting.

“During a time when our city should be rejoicing and celebrating members of our diverse LGBTQ+ community, incidents like this are devastating,” he said on X.

The Christopher Street Project, a hybrid PAC and nonprofit organization advocating for transgender rights, said in a statement that it mourned the act of violence.

“Tonight, we are holding the victims of the shooting outside the Stonewall Inn and their families in our hearts,” it read.

One bystander, Vivian Lewis, told NBC New York that she was “heartbroken” after learning of the shooting when she saw police drones and ambulances.

"I saw medical workers scrummaging. I got sympathy adrenaline from watching that," she said.

The shooting happened after the Pride march on Sunday, which is among the world’s largest LGBTQ demonstrations.

Impossible-Shine4660 on June 30th, 2025 at 15:07 UTC »

I’m not sure this is a hate crime. Seems more like kids that have guns beefing that happened at a place and time where it may seem to have bigoted intentions.

The 17 year old having a gun and shooting back changes the whole thing. Wouldn’t surprise me if this was gang related.

WrodofDog on June 30th, 2025 at 13:43 UTC »

Does nobody read those articles more than headline and first paragraph? Was not an attack on two girls.

> The older girl was first shot by a person walking in the crowd and in response, pulled out her own gun and fired back at the person who shot her, the sources said. But the 17-year-old missed and struck the younger girl instead, according to the sources.

watdogin on June 30th, 2025 at 11:04 UTC »

Everyone jumping to conclusions about it being a hate crime, but New Yorkers know that when the sun goes down after pride, things get crazy. Lots of people, who frankly have no affiliation with pride come just to do drugs, drink, and cause trouble.

The shooter very well could have been targeting them as a hate crime, or this could be some out of town idiots with an itchy trigger finger. We don’t know yet