Five arrested, two officers injured at San Francisco Trans March
Five people were arrested and two officers were hurt after a vandalism confrontation turned chaotic at the Trans March on Market Street.
Police arrested five people and two officers were injured after a confrontation broke out near Market and 8th streets during Friday night’s Trans March, turning San Francisco’s first official Pride event of the weekend into a public-order clash on Market Street. Officers said the disturbance began around 7 p.m. as they monitored the march and saw people vandalizing property with paint.
Police said one suspect allegedly assaulted another person and sprayed that person with paint before fleeing on foot. Officers chased the vandalism suspects to Turk and Taylor streets, where other people surrounded them in an effort to free the suspects. Two officers assigned to crowd control were injured in the melee, and the department said both suffered non-life-threatening injuries.
The San Francisco Police Department said three people were arrested on suspicion of assault and vandalism, while two others were arrested for obstruction. The department said the investigation was ongoing. Local witnesses said the clash grew worse as marchers moved toward the arrest scene and shouted for officers to release the person being detained. Video from the scene showed officers pushing people back as the crowd pressed in around them.
The Trans March is organized as a celebration and march centered on trans and gender non-conforming people, and organizers say it kicks off Pride weekend every year. The event’s materials say the march runs from Dolores Park to Turk and Taylor, and that its mission is to inspire trans and gender non-conforming people to realize a world where they are safe, loved and empowered. Its guidelines also say the event does not tolerate harassing, threatening, violent or offensive behavior by or against participants or the public.
The confrontation landed at the center of a busy Pride weekend in San Francisco, where the Trans March has long been framed as both a celebration and a political action. With the planned Pride Parade still set for Sunday, the arrests and injuries underscored how quickly a highly visible civic gathering on Market Street can shift from protest and celebration to a police response over public safety.
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