The incident, which occurred just a week before the Kansas City Pride Parade on Saturday, is the latest of several attacks against LGBTQ venues in the past year.
Kansas City, Missouri police are investigating an alleged pellet gun shooting outside an LGBTQ bar.
Officers were called to Fountain Haus, an LGBTQ-friendly venue, around 1 a.m. Sunday after they received reports that someone waiting in line to enter the bar was experiencing pain in an arm and believed a pellet gun may have struck them, a police spokesperson said.reported that it was still not clear Monday morning whether the alleged shooter hit anyone else in the line.
Police said detectives in the department’s assault squad are investigating the incident as an aggravated assault and maintaining contact with the FBI.Fountain Haus, in Kansas City’s Midtown Westport, an area known for its late-night entertainment, opened in April 2022 hoping to attract patrons from the local LGBTQ community.
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