A “mass exodus” led to numerous injuries after a “possible chemical agent” and fireworks were deployed during a Baltimore Pride event Saturday, according to police. Baltimore police confirmed Sunday, June 16, that the possible chemical agent, released in front of the event’s main music stage near North Avenue and Charles Street, was not issued by police.
Police said officers working the event were informed of the incident around 8:37 p.m. A spokesperson for the Baltimore Police Department said the department has not confirmed the type of chemical agent that was released but that it could have been mace, hair spray or “another agent.”
Eyewitnesses said this happened during a fight. Around the same time, fireworks were set off, which led the large crowd to flee the area and resulted in several injuries, police said.
Police said at this time they do not believe this was a targeted attack.
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