Two people were shot near the historic Stonewall Inn in Greenwich Village Sunday night following the Big Apple’s Pride parade earlier in the day, according to police.

Police raids of gay bars in the 50s and 60s were routine but a raid on the Stonewall Inn did not go to plan and what followed effectively kick-started the modern LGBTQ civil rights movement.

The National Park Service did not respond to NPR's request for comment. In 1969, a gay bar in New York City called the Stonewall Inn was raided by police, igniting fierce riots and protests that ...

At least two people were injured in a shooting outside New York City's historic Stonewall Inn following an LGBTQ+ Pride parade on Sunday. What To Know One person was shot in the head and taken to ...

Stonewall opened in early 1967 and quickly became his main hangout. He was there, along with Segal and others, dancing at the back of the bar, when the police charged in.

Right by The Stonewall. It hurts, it hurts badly," said NYC Councilmember Erik Bottcher, who added that the community will not be intimidated. "We are not going to be afraid.