According to a news release from the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) posted on X, no arrests were made at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) campus early Wednesday following a violent clash between protesters and counter-protesters at a pro-Palestine encampment.
LAPD stated that they did not employ force against the protesters, and no officers sustained injuries during the altercation.
"The Los Angeles Police Department, along with other local law enforcement agencies, will maintain a presence in the area to ensure public safety until the situation is resolved," the release stated.
Responding to UCLA's request for assistance amidst "reports of violent clashes between protesters," LAPD, along with several other state and local agencies, arrived at the campus.
Although LAPD mentioned that the two groups were eventually separated, they did not specify the exact time of their response or when the violence ceased.
Fordham University said a handful of protests on its campus have been peaceful until today, when at least 15 people were arrested after dozens of protesters set up an encampment inside the university's Lowenstein building, according to a statement from the school.
“Today was different. We draw the line at intrusions into a classroom building, especially by people who are not members of our community. (There is a difference between free speech and people barging into your home to shout.),” the school said in a statement to the Fordham community Wednesday night.
“Outside of Lowenstein, hundreds of protesters came from elsewhere, drawn by social media invitations to support the few protesters on the other side of the window,” the school said. “The growing crowd outside banged on the glass so violently we worried they would break it. We worried that the protesters would rush further into campus.”
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