More than 2,000 people have been arrested on college and university campuses since April 18, as a wave of pro-Palestinian protests ripples across the US. Follow for live updates. Follow for live updates.
A police officer fired his gun inside Columbia University s Hamilton Hall while clearing pro-Palestinian protesters barricaded inside. No injuries were reported, and the district attorney s office is reviewing the incident. The protesters had been occupying the hall for over 20 hours. The incident is part of a wave of protests across US college campuses against the Israel-Hamas conflict. In Los Angeles, over 200 people were arrested after police clashed with protesters at UCLA, leading to a chaotic scene.
Police removed barricades and began dismantling a pro-Palestinian demonstrators’ fortified encampment early Thursday at the University of California, Los Angeles, after hundreds of protesters defied police orders to leave, about 24 hours after counterprotesters attacked a tent encampment on the campus.
The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office told THE CITY that their police accountability unit is reviewing the shooting that happened as police cleared out campus protesters.
LOS ANGELES (AP) A police officer who was involved in clearing protesters from a Columbia University administration building earlier this week fired his gun<a class="excerpt-read-more" href="https://wsvn.com/news/us-world/police-officer-fired-gun-while-clearing-protesters-from-columbia-building-prosecutors-say/">Read More</a>