The violence followed days of back-and-forth between the Metropolitan Police Department and government officials as to whether to close the historic park.

A shooting and a double stabbing are under investigation in the Dupont Circle neighborhood amid WorldPride DC festivities in the area. The violence follows a week of back-and-forth about whether Dupont Circle Park would remain open for this weekend’s Pride events.

The National Park Service (NPS) has closed Dupont Circle Park in Washington, D.C., for the weekend as WorldPride comes to town. The NPS said this week that they would close the area important to the D.C. LGBTQ+ community and then said they would let it stay open for the Pride festivities, before finally closing it last night.