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Fights, reported chemical spray mar SF Pride festival

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As the first in-person Pride parade and festival since 2019 was winding down June 26, the celebration was cut short after someone sprayed what may have been Mace into a crowd outside the main stage at Civic Center.

That followed a melee only a few moments before.Police were informed around 5:25 p.m. — 35 minutes before the event was due to end — of a vocal dispute near the portable toilets and arrived to find a large number of people embroiled in a physical fight.

After police broke up that incident, an unidentified woman allegedly let loose on the crowd near the main stage with a can of what SF Pride said was Mace.Performing on the main stage at the time was headliner Martha Wash, who was whisked off stage for safety and had her set ended early.

SF Pride officials then decided to cut the event short."It's important we let people know that at the time, it was a person spraying mace into the crowd," SF Pride stated later in a statement issued through social media. "Although no one was harmed, we know it was not a pleasant experience.

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