A tattooed man armed with a BB gun opened fire Saturday on people gathered for the World Naked Bike Ride in Los Angeles, wounding two before police arrested him, authorities and witnesses said.
The alarming episode occurred around 11 a.m. in a parking lot near Temple and Alameda streets, where a sizable crowd had met ahead of the annual event, according to the LAPD.
Police said the suspect shot toward the group, hitting at least two individuals.
Los Angeles Fire Department personnel treated the victims for injuries that officials said were not life-threatening.
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The suspect, identified only as an adult man wearing all black and bearing face tattoos, was later found near a federal building and arrested without incident.
Investigators said they recovered a BB gun believed to have been used in the shooting.
The man remained in custody while police continued their investigation.
The World Naked Bike Ride is held in cities worldwide and often falls into a legal gray area involving public nudity.
The ride operates under guidelines that prohibit lewd or sexually explicit exposure, and is framed protest against car culture and an exercise in public expression.
