The gunfire came as police officers stormed Hamilton Hall late Tuesday. Pro-Palestinian protesters had been barricaded inside for more than 20 hours. Video showed officers with zip ties and riot shields streaming through a second-floor window. Police had said protesters inside presented no substantial resistance.
A spokesperson with District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s office confirmed to The Associated Press that a police officer working on clearing protestors at the university fired his weapon inside of the hallways.
A police officer who was involved in clearing protesters from a Columbia University administration building earlier this week fired his gun inside the hall
A police officer involved in clearing protesters from a Columbia University building earlier this week fired his gun inside the hall, prosecutors said.
A police officer who was involved in clearing protesters from a Columbia University administration building earlier this week fired his gun inside the hall, a spokesman for District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s office confirmed Thursday.