At approximately 10 a.m. EDT, The Dallas Voice reported that Chad Gibson, the hospitalized victim of yesterday’s Rainbow Lounge Raid, has worsened overnight, and may need surgery to repair the damage caused by police brutality.
Senior Editor Tammye Nash is just now leaving the hospital in Fort Worth where she spoke with Chad Gibson’s family. Gibson is in intensive care after reportedly suffering head trauma when he was thrown to the ground by police early Sunday during a raid of the Rainbow Lounge. Nash said she visited with Gibson’s mother and his sister this morning, and they told her that his condition has worsened. Gibson reportedly has a brain bleed — also known as intracerebral hemorraghing — and the clot inside his skull has gotten larger and shifted, which is a bad sign. Gibson is scheduled for another CT scan at 10 a.m. today. After that, doctors will decide whether the clot can be shrunk with medication or whether they need to perform surgery. Stay tuned, and keep Gibson in your thoughts and prayers.
Stay tuned to DYM SUM for more information as it becomes available.
I”m so outraged and saddened that this happened. The fact that it happened on the anniversary of Stonewall and when many were having pride events is just salt in the wound. I hope he recovers quickly and that the police officers involved, as well as whoever authorized the raid are tried for assault.
By: mzbitca on 29 June 2009
at 13:17
At least the KDAF news report finally made CNN this morning:
http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/us/2009/06/29/dnt.tx.gay.bar.controversy.kdaf
By: Michelle Palmer on 29 June 2009
at 15:58