Overview
- Two adult men were struck by BB gun fire and treated for non-life-threatening lacerations at the scene of the World Naked Bike Ride.
- Police were sent to a parking lot at Temple and Alameda and say the incident happened during the event’s downtown gathering on Saturday morning.
- Officers located and arrested an adult male described by police as wearing all black and riding a scooter, and the suspect is jailed awaiting booking.
- Investigators recovered a BB gun believed to have been used and are examining motive while witness claims about homophobic slurs and a face-tattoo description remain unverified.
- The World Naked Bike Ride is a permitted, body-positivity protest that draws hundreds of cyclists and organizers and authorities say BB and pellet guns can still cause serious injury, shaping the medical and criminal response.