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5 injured in shooting at community outreach event in Seattle: Police

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Five people were injured , two critically, in a shooting that broke out in a parking lot during a community outreach event in Seattle Friday night, police said. Five people were injured , two critically, in a shooting that broke out in a parking lot during a community outreach event in Seattle Friday night, police said. Police responded to reports of a shooting in a parking lot in Rainier Valley shortly before 9 p.m. local time Friday, according to Seattle Police Chief Adrian Diaz. MORE: Pregnant woman killed, 4 others injured in shooting at Houston park "We know that there were dozens and dozens of rounds that were fired," Diaz told reporters at a press briefing near the scene. Police respond to a shooting at a parking lot in Seattle, July 28, 2023. KOMO Four victims were transported to an area hospital, he said. A man and woman in their 20s were transported in critical condition, while two men in their 20s were in stable condition, police said. A man in his 30s was...

'State of emergency' issued for LGBTQ community by Human Rights Campaign

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The Human Rights Campaign has issued a state of emergency for the LGBTQ community amid threats of violence and Pride Month. Human Rights Campaign, one of the nation’s largest LGBTQ+ civil rights organizations, has declared a state of emergency for LGBTQ+ people in the United States. The organization cited the record-breaking wave of legislation targeting the LGBTQ community and an increasingly hostile environment. The Department of Homeland Security has also warned about growing threats of violence and extremism against LGBTQ+ people. "The multiplying threats facing millions in our community are not just perceived — they are real, tangible and dangerous," Kelley Robinson, the president of HRC, said in a statement. Robinson continued, "In many cases they are resulting in violence against LGBTQ+ people, forcing families to uproot their lives and flee their homes in search of safer states, and triggering a tidal wave of increased homophobia and transphobia that puts the ...