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Deputies: Paintball attack at Stockton gay club could be a hate crime People standing outside of a Stockton gay nightclub were hit with paintballs over the weekend. The San Joaquin County Sheriff’s Department is investigating the incident which could be a possible hate crime. Share Shares Copy Link Copy

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WEBVTT HIS WALL ALONE. THE GAY COMMUNITY WAS TARGETED, THEY SAY. THIS WOMAN DID NOT WANT TO SHOW HER FACE ON CAMERA BECAUSE SHE FEARS RETALIATION. SHE WA S ATTACKED EARLY SUNDAY MORNING WITH A PAINTBALL GUN WHEN SHE CAME OUT OF A GAY NIGHTCLUB IN STOCKTON. SHE SAYS THE PEOPLE ATTACK HAPPENED FOR THE CLUB WAS CLOSING PEOPLE A FEW PEOPLE WERE JUST STANDING OUTSIDE. SHE REALIZED THE SIGNIFICANCE OF IT AFTER SHE LEARNED WHAT HAPPENED IN ORLANDO. >> IS NOT A GOOD FEELING AND I FEEL LIKE OVAL THEY WERE NOT GUNSHOTS IT WAS A PERSONAL ATTACK ON OUR IDENTITY. AS A COMMUNITY. >> REGARDLESS OF WHETHER IT'S BULLETS OR NOT IT IS THE MOTIVE BEHIND IT. >> IT IS UNFORTUNATE AND FRUSTRATING. ESPECIALLY IN LIGHT OF WHAT HAPPENED IN ORLANDO. WHETHER IT IS SERIOUS OR A JOKE. NOW IS NOT THE TIME TO PLAY GAMES. >> A PRIVATE EVENT WILL BE HELD IN STOCKTON ON SUNDAY. IT IS TIME FOR THE COMMUNITY TO PULL TOGETHER ANOTHER PART. >> IT SENDS MESSAGE THAT WE ARE NOT ONE COMMUNITY. WE ALL NEED TO COME TOGETHER AND WE NEED TO START THE HEALING PROCESS. TOO MANY OTHER PEOPLE DIED OVER THE WEEKEND.