Police in Dallas are looking for two men who assaulted several people while using homophobic slurs at a gay bar this past weekend.
The fight happened around 12:30 a.m. Feb. 2 at the Liquid Zoo Bar & Grill on Knight Street.
Detectives said they’re investigating the incident as a hate crime.
If you recognize the tall man in this video still? Contact the Dallas Police Department Assault Detective Derek Gaffney at derek.gaffney@dallascityhall.com or 214.671.3703.
The Liquid Zoo posted the following statement via Facebook.
“One thing we at Zoo don’t condone is the behavior that took place at the bar tonight. We are a family of customers, friends and staff. We want to apologize to our Zoo Peeps that were subjected to the group that came in and was causing problems. I just met with my Zoo Crew and addressed how this type of situation is to be handled in the future. We managed to provide good video to PD as well as license plates for a handful of the vehicles. We will not tolerate HATE against our bar.”
Witnesses said it all started with two men throwing around homophobic slurs, but when bartenders tried to escort them out, they started throwing punches. Bartenders tried to get them to leave, and that’s when they started punching the staff. He said that he was knocked unconscious by one of the punches and he came to in the bathroom with a bar patron tending to his wounds.
Detectives are investigating all possible motives or leads and ask that if anyone has additional details, please contact Dallas Police Department’s Assault Detective Derek Gaffney at derek.gaffney@dallascityhall.com or 214-671-3703.
This is not the first attack in Oaklawn there have been many the past few years and even though it’s 2020 we could see more with a current anti-LGBTQ administration.
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