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

Dupont Circle Park reopened early Sunday night as it remained closed following Saturday night’s violence during WorldPride weekend. “It’s disappointing,” Raven Lee of Rockville, Md., said. The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) said two boys were stabbed around 7 p.

In a reversal, the National Park Service removed fencing around Dupont Circle Park and opened it to the public. Before sundown, two people were stabbed and one was shot.