Over 280 Protesters Arrested at Columbia and City College, Over a Quarter Had No Institutional Affiliation; NYPD Officer Accidentally Discharges Firearm During Protests, No Injuries Reported
An NYPD officer accidentally discharged his firearm during the removal of pro-Palestinian protesters from Hamilton Hall at Columbia University. No injuries were reported.
More than a quarter of those arrested at Columbia had no institutional affiliation, and over sixty percent of those arrested at City College had no affiliation.
Over 280 protesters were arrested by NYPD at Columbia University and City College on May 3, 2024.
In a series of events at Columbia University and the City College of New York on May 3, 2024, over 280 protesters were arrested by the New York Police Department (NYPD). Among those arrested, more than a quarter at Columbia and over sixty percent at City College had no affiliation with the institutions. The NYPD stated that during the removal of pro-Palestinian protesters from Hamilton Hall at Columbia University, an officer accidentally fired his gun into an empty room. The bullet landed on the floor and did not travel further, resulting in no injuries. The incident was captured on the officer's body camera and provided to the Manhattan district attorney's office. According to NYPD, the officer was attempting to gain entry to a locked office while transitioning his firearm from his dominant to non-dominant hand when he unintentionally discharged it.
An officer accidentally fired his gun inside an empty room of Hamilton Hall at Columbia University while officers were removing pro-Palestinian protesters.
The bullet landed on the floor and didn’t travel anywhere else, so no one was injured.
The shooting was captured on the officer’s body camera and provided to the Manhattan district attorney’s office.
The officer was attempting to gain entry to a locked office and unintentionally discharged his firearm while transitioning it from his dominant to non-dominant hand.
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]282 protesters were arrested at Columbia University and City College of New York on Tuesday.[
32 of the 112 arrested at Columbia University were not affiliated with the school.
102 of the 170 arrested at City College of New York were not affiliated with that school.
An officer accidentally fired his gun inside an empty room of Hamilton Hall at Columbia University while officers were removing pro-Palestinian protesters.
The bullet landed on the floor and didn’t travel anywhere else, so no one was injured.
The shooting was captured on the officer’s body camera and provided to the Manhattan district attorney’s office.
The officer was attempting to gain entry to a locked office and unintentionally discharged his firearm while transitioning it from his dominant to non-dominant hand.
