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NYPD officer fired gun while clearing protesters from Hamilton Hall at Columbia, DA's office confirms

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An NYPD officer fired his gun inside Hamilton Hall during Tuesday night's operation at Columbia University, the Manhattan district attorney's office confirms.

NEW YORK -- An NYPD officer fired his gun inside Hamilton Hall during Tuesday night's operation at Columbia University, the Manhattan district attorney's office confirms.The DA's office says students were not in the immediate vicinity of the gunfire and that no one was hurt. The incident is now under review by the office's Police Accountability Unit.

Edited video released by the department showed officers clearing furniture from stairwells and prying open doors.By the end of the night, officers had cleared Hamilton Hall and dismantled two encampments on the school's lawn.Nearly 300 people arrested at Columbia, CUNY universitiesThe NYPD said Thursday that police arrested nearly 300 people at Columbia and CUNY campuses Tuesday night. According to the NYPD, 27% of those protesters are over 30 years old and nearly 5% are over 40 years old.

 

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