An incident at an iconic downtown Coeur d’Alene tavern Friday involving a member of the LGBTQ community that caused a wild stir on social media appears to have been overblown.

Police said Tuesday they reached out to the alleged victim in the case, who was not named, and who does not want to press charges.

In addition, Iron Horse bar owner Aaron Robb said many of the social media comments that blasted the establishment, its clientele, staff and North Idaho in general were fueled by rumors.

A Facebook post late Friday alleged that a member of the LGBTQ community was reported using a restroom at the Iron Horse, when staff members confronted the person with a gun and encouraged or forced her to leave the tavern.

By late Friday almost 300 comments had already been posted, many of them accusing the tavern and its clientele of bigotry, assault and hate crimes.

“Shame on you Iron Horse!” someone posted. “Welcome to North friggin’ Idaho where most of the people that hear about this will say, ‘good.’ YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE!”

Another commenter accused the establishment of threatening the alleged victim.

“A woman in our community was being not only bullied, but THREATENED, in your establishment, in person,” according to one post. “...This is getting called tf out. Every action has a reaction. When you choose to be bigoted and transphobic, these things will happen.”

Coeur d’Alene Police said they were not called about the incident. They noticed the Facebook chatter, investigated and reached out to the alleged victim, who confirmed no gun was used.

The alleged victim chose not to take the case further, Capt. Dave Hagar said. Nor did she accuse anybody of anything.

“There are no allegations,” Hagar said.

Because there was no video footage from near the restrooms, police said, they have resorted to witness statements and have twice spoken with those involved.

“We have two different stories,” Hagar said. “We don’t know what is factual and what isn’t.”

Meanwhile, the tavern on its Facebook page accused those who continue to comment negatively of cyber bullying.

In a Jan. 18 post with a headline “Too much hate on Facebook,” the tavern says it’s being bullied by people from across the country.

“It is not deserved,” according to the Iron Horse post. “The story is not true.”