Police Arrest More Than 2,100 People at Pro-Palestinian College Protests
Pro-Palestinian protestors in front of an entrance to Hamilton Hall at Columbia University in New York on April 30.
Photographer: Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images/Bloomberg
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Police have arrested more than 2,100 people during pro-Palestinian protests at college campuses across the United States in recent weeks, sometimes using riot gear, tactical vehicles and flash-bang devices to clear tent encampments and occupied buildings. One officer accidentally discharged his gun inside a Columbia University administration building while clearing out protesters camped inside, authorities disclosed Thursday.
No one was injured by the officer's mistake late Tuesday inside Hamilton Hall on the Columbia campus, the NYPD said Thursday. He was trying to use the flashlight attached to his gun at the time and instead fired a single round that struck a frame on the wall.