The police officer, according to the announcement of the authorities, was carrying a gun with a flashlight and in his attempt to illuminate a certain spot, he accidentally shot at a wall
An NYPD officer accidentally fired his gun in Hamilton Hall during the evacuation operation on the Columbia campus on Tuesday, but no one was injured, CBS News reported.
The police authorities are now conducting an investigation into the circumstances in which the incident occurred
In a statement released Thursday night, the New York Police Department said an Emergency Services Unit officer was using a firearm equipped with a flashlight to shine a light on a specific spot and accidentally shot a frame against a wall.
Columbia University President Minouche Shafik called in the NYPD to help clear Hamilton Hall after protesters stormed inside the building late Monday night and refused to leave, staying there for the rest of Tuesday
NYPD officers were seen entering the campus on foot as well as entering the building through a second-story window.
American television networks then broadcast live footage of the arrests of several young protesters.
AFTER LOCKING MEDICS INTO JOHN JAY, NYPD AT COLUMBIA PUSHED THREE STUDENTS DOWN THE STAIRS AND DRAGGED OUT ONE PASSED OUT STUDENT. THEY THROWED ALL ITEMS DOWN THE STAIRS, ENDANGERING STUDENTS, AND PUSHED A GROUP OF FIVE THAT WERE WALKING WITHOUT RESISTING ARREST. pic.twitter.com/pt6KoY1UqL
— Columbia Students for Justice in Palestine (@ColumbiaSJP) May 1, 2024
BREAKING: POLICE AT COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY BARRICADING OBSERVERS, MEDICS, JOURNALISTS, STUDENTS INTO JOHN JAY AFTER PUSHING THEM ALL THE WAY BACK pic.twitter.com/w3p6NLpNa3
— Columbia Students for Justice in Palestine (@ColumbiaSJP) May 1, 2024
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