Initially on Twitter, journalists on the scene reported hearing what sounded like gun fire. But it turned out that the suspect, identified as Alexander Sahagian, was just in the mood to be an idiot.

Plenty of our Flickr contributors went down to enjoy the annual Chinese Lunar New Year Parade on Sunday afternoon. Unfortunately, a lot of folks ended up disappointed by the sudden cancellation of the traditional five-story firecracker display. The lighting of the giant firecracker was finally called off after being delayed for a full two hours due to a suspected gas leak. We’ve heard from a lot of parade spectators who stood by through the entire…