NOW - NYPD begin mass arrests at Columbia University.pic.twitter.com/jjYSNjkOxx
— Disclose.tv (@disclosetv) May 1, 2024
CNN reported: "Police entered Columbia University campus around 9 PM ET and ordered protesters and journalists to disperse and leave the grounds near Hamilton Hall, where protesters had barricaded themselves."
Later in the evening, the NYPD entered the Hamilton Hall building at Columbia through a second-floor window, deploying tear gas inside. Reports indicated that there was an unconscious student out front.
NEW YORK CITY 🚨 Police have begun entering Hamilton Hall building at Columbia University through a second-floor window, deploying tear gas inside. Reports indicate there is an unconscious student out front.
— The Real Toria Brooke (@realtoriabrooke) May 1, 2024
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WATCH — More footage of NYPD raiding Columbia University. @disclosetv pic.twitter.com/6oNUyeAB9x
— The Real Toria Brooke (@realtoriabrooke) May 1, 2024
BACKGROUND: Columbia began suspending students who refused to leave a pro-Palestine encampment on campus and has threatened students who occupied Hamilton Hall with expulsion. (Axios)
It's worth noting that various news outlets, including The New York Post, claim George Soros is funding the multi-campus protests that have turned violent.
"Police have begun taking protesters into custody and loading them onto buses, according to multiple media outlets. The NYPD did not immediately respond to Axios' request for details.
Though there were reports of tear gas used against protesters as the NYPD entered Hamilton Hall, Carlos Nieve, the NYPD Assistant Commissioner of Public Information denied it. "The NYPD does not use tear gas," he told reporters gathered outside the campus."
This is a developing story.