A gay couple was beaten and bloodied in front of the Connecticut gay bar they own. The two men say the incident was a hate crime, but local authorities disagree.
In a statement shared Tuesday, Casey Fitzpatrick said he and his husband, Nicholas Ruiz — the owners of Troupe429 in Norwalk, Connecticut — were violently assaulted by a male bar patron who also disparaged them with anti-LGBTQ slurs.
On the evening of the attack, a male patron"repeatedly harassed and made several female patrons and our staff uncomfortable," which prompted staff to"respectfully" escort the man out of the venue, according to Fitzpatrick's statement.When the man would not leave the bar's entryway, Fitzpatrick said, Ruiz went outside to de-escalate the situation and"peacefully" pleaded with the man to leave the area.
"As owners of Troupe429, we are thankful that our staff and patrons were unharmed," Fitzpatrick wrote."However, we are deeply broken. The psychological harm that this assault has caused is significant and we demand justice."The Norwalk Police Department and Fitzpatrick confirmed that the police responded to the incident the evening the assault occurred.
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