Wilton Abbey, Florida (AP)-On Saturday night, a driver crashed into an audience at the beginning of the Pride Parade in South Florida, killing one person and seriously injuring the other, the authorities said.

Some witnesses said that the crash appeared to be intentional, but Fort Lauderdale detective Aria Dawnson told reporters that the authorities are investigating all possibilities.

The collision occurred during the Pride Parade on the Stonewall at Wilton Manor. Wilton Manor is located north of Fort Lauderdale.

According to a statement reported by Justin Knight News Media, president of the Fort Lauderdale Gay Choir, the driver and the victim are members of the Fort Lauderdale Gay Choir family.

“As far as I know, this was an accident. This is not an attack on the LGBTQ community,” Knight said in a statement. “We expect to follow up with more details and ask for the love and support of the community.”

According to WSVN-TV, Fort Lauderdale Mayor Dean Trantalis said that the driver of a pickup truck suddenly accelerated when he was told that he was the next one in the parade and crashed into the victim. By. After the crash, Trantalis said he believed the crash was “intentional.”

The police said the driver has been detained, but it is unclear whether he has been charged.

Photos and videos at the scene showed that Democrat Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Debbie Wasserman Schultz) burst into tears while driving a convertible in a military parade.

In a statement on Saturday night, Wasserman Schultz said she was safe, but “deeply shocked and shocked by the passing of a life.”

“I feel very sad about what happened during this celebration,” she said. “May the memory of the lost life be for blessings.”

Audience Christina Currie told the South Florida Sun Sentinel that she was with her family when the parade began.

Curry said: “Suddenly, a truck made a loud accelerating noise and slammed through the fence together. “This is definitely a deliberate behavior in a traffic lane. “

Wilton Manor Police tweeted on Saturday night that the public is not in danger.

Broward County Sheriff Gregory Tony said in a statement: “Although the authorities are still collecting information, we know that two people marched to celebrate tolerance and equality and were knocked down by a vehicle.” “This tragedy happened. At the feet of my (Browward Sheriff’s Office) team and I, we were very shocked to witness this terrible incident.”

June is Pride Month, commemorating the police raid on gay customers of the Stonewall Hotel in New York in June 1969, which led to an uprising of LGBTQ Americans and became a catalyst for the gay rights movement.