Wilton Manors is a noted gay neighborhood. We are mourning the loss of life and hoping for a full recovery for the injured.”įort Lauderdale Mayor Dean Trantalis had initially declared the accident a terrorist act but reportedly later apologized for mischaracterizing it. From all indications it appears this tragedy was an accident. “The governor was concerned and wanted to get the facts on the ground. “He called Sheriff Gregory Tony to get more information, because the preliminary reports from eyewitnesses were unclear as to whether it was an intentional attack or a terrible accident,” Christina Pushaw, the governor’s press secretary, said of DeSantis via email. Both men, plus the 70-year-old driver, were members of the Fort Lauderdale Gay Men’s Chorus. One man was killed in the incident and another sustained serious but nonlife-threatening injuries, according to published reports. Ron DeSantis conferred with Broward County Sheriff Gregory Tony regarding what police are calling an accident in which a pickup truck plowed into celebrants at a Gay Pride parade over the weekend in Wilton Manors.
