What Tileman said +1!!

On Fri, Oct 17, 2025, 6:24 PM Tilman Bayer <[email protected]> wrote:

> Glad to hear everyone is safe, and to join the expressions of gratitude
> and admiration for Pharos
> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Pharos#A_barnstar_for_you!> and
> Fuzheado
> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Fuzheado#Barnstar_for_heroism>,
> the two courageous Wikimedians who intervened!
>
> For community members interested in more information, including about
> possible motivations of the individual involved, the New York Times'
> coverage is at
> https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/nyregion/wikipedia-conference-gunman.html
>  .
>
> On Fri, Oct 17, 2025 at 2:34 PM Maryana Iskander <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> We are writing to let you all know about an incident that occurred
>> earlier today during the opening ceremony of Wikiconference North America.
>>
>> The most important thing to start with is that everyone is safe and no
>> one was hurt.
>>
>> During the opening ceremony, a conference attendee entered the venue with
>> a gun and approached the stage, announcing an apparent suicide attempt. The
>> individual was quickly detained by conference participants and then removed
>> from the premises by law enforcement. Investigations are underway,
>> including internally and with law enforcement, to gather more information.
>> We are not going to be providing more information about the individual
>> involved while investigations are ongoing, and would ask others to not
>> share details in this public forum.
>>
>> Both of us want to extend our gratitude - to the individuals who moved
>> so quickly during the opening ceremony to respond, and to all of the
>> attendees for staying calm in the moment, following safety protocol, and
>> supporting one another.
>>
>> Folks here at the conference have had time together today, and plan to
>> resume the program tomorrow with more security onsite.
>>
>> Thank you to everyone who has reached out today offering support and
>> concern. We’ll share more information when we can.
>>
>> Maryana Iskander,
>>
>> Wikimedia Foundation CEO
>>
>> Pacita Rudder,
>>
>> Wikimedia NYC Executive Director
>>
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