Two Teenage Girls Shot Near Stonewall Inn Following Pride March
A 16-year-old female is in critical condition after being shot in the head and a 17-year-old female who was shot in the leg is in stable condition. A 17-year-old was also stabbed in the altercation. It happened in the Village on June 29, but police do not think the attack was related to any Pride events.
| 01 Jul 2025 | 11:47
3 Sheridan Square. Police believe the attack was not related to any Pride marches despite its proximity to the Stonewall Inn that is the center of gay rights activism. (
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Two females, ages 16 and 17 were shot in front of 3 Sheridan Square. The 16 year-old remains in critical condition after being shot in the head. (
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Two females were shot Sunday night, June 29, in front of 3 Sheridan Square in Greenwich Village, blocks away from the historic Stonewall Inn. Within the confines of the 6th Precinct, police responded to multiple 911 calls of an individual shot at the location at approximately 10:15 p.m.
A 16-year-old female sustained a gunshot wound to the head and was transported by EMS to Bellevue Hospital, where she remains in critical condition fighting for her life. Additionally, a 17-year-old female was shot in the leg and removed to Northwell Greenwich Village Hospital in stable condition. As of Monday, June 30, no arrests have been made, and the investigation remains active and ongoing.
The 16-year-old female, accompanied by a male, opened fire on the crowd, police said, accidentally striking a 17-year-old female bystander in the ankle. Though a bystander, she was shot in the leg after the bullet missed its initial target. The shooter then fled the sceene, being shot shortly thereafter by her male companion, who fired into the crowd as he ran, police said.
“By some miracle that male is not shot, however those rounds traveled down range and strike our 17-year-old victim in her left thigh. That bullet travels through her left thigh and lodges in her right thigh,” said NYPD Chief of Detectives Joseph Kenny, in an interview with ABC7 Eyewitness News. “This victim is a female 17-years-old visiting from New Jersey. She had no connection to the shooter, and she had no connection to the previous fight that was taking place. She was in New York City to celebrate the Pride parade and was a total innocent bystander.”
Additionally, another 17-year-old female was also slashed at 3 Sheridan Square. She was found in the hospital following the events with a punctured lung and a stab wound in the chest. She is currently in stable condition.
“Saddened to learn about the shooting by the Stonewall Inn tonight as Pride celebrations were winding down,” Adams wrote on X, adding, “During a time when our city should be rejoicing and celebrating members of our diverse LGBTQ+ community, incidents like this are devastating.”
The attack was not the only one that occurred on Sunday. Hours earlier, a man sprayed bear repellant into a crowd of Pride March participants in Washington Square Park, injuring 51. The perpetrator, Dominic Sabator, 33, from Harlem, was arrested for assault, among other charges. The incident occurred around 8:30 p.m. and caused panic inside the park.
Although the incidents occurred near The Stonewall Inn, the NYPD does not believe them to be related to Pride events. The Inn is widely recognized as the birthplace of the modern LGBTQ rights movement. On June 28, 1969, the gay bar in Greenwich Village was raided by police, sparking five subsequent days of riots. The riots marked a turning point, paving the way in later years for Pride marches around not just in the United States but around world.