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Police officer fired gun while clearing protesters from Columbia building, prosecutors say

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A police officer who was involved in clearing protesters from a Columbia University administration building earlier this week fired his gun inside the hall. That’s according to a spokesman for District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s office. No one was injured in the shooting late Tuesday.

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  1. KOB 4

    Police officer fired gun while clearing protesters from Columbia building, prosecutors say (opens KOB 4)

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    A police officer who was involved in clearing protesters from a Columbia University administration building earlier this week fired his gun inside the hall. That’s according to a spokesman for District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s office. No one was injured in the shooting late Tuesday.

  2. WHDH Boston

    Police officer fired gun while clearing protesters from Columbia building, prosecutors say - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    LOS ANGELES (AP) — A police officer who was involved in clearing protesters from a Columbia University administration building earlier this week fired his gun

  3. KOB 4

    Police officer fired gun while clearing protesters from Columbia University building, Manhattan prosecutors say (opens KOB 4)

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    Police officer fired gun while clearing protesters from Columbia University building, Manhattan prosecutors say.

  4. New York Times

    N.Y.P.D. Says Police Officer Accidentally Fired Gun Inside Columbia Building (opens New York Times)

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    Footage of the shooting was captured on the officer’s body camera and provided to the Manhattan district attorney. The officer was on the first floor of Hamilton Hall when his gun went off.

  5. UPI

    NYPD says officer accidentally fired shot in Columbia's Hamilton Hall (opens UPI)

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    The New York Police Department will hold a press conference Friday about a shot accidentally fired from an officer's gun during the clearing of protesters from Columbia University's Hamilton Hall Tuesday.

  6. Time

    Officer Fired Gun While Clearing Protesters From Columbia (opens Time)

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    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.

  7. Truthout

    NYPD Officer Fired Gun During Violent Raid of Columbia Hamilton Hall Protest (opens Truthout)

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    Police officers had entered Hamilton Hall with guns raised as they brutalized student protesters on Tuesday.

  8. Fox News

    NYPD officer accidentally fired gun while removing anti-Israel agitators from Columbia University building (opens Fox News)

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    An NYPD officer "accidentally discharged his firearm" one time while participating in the operation to remove anti-Israel agitators from Hamilton Hall at Columbia University on Tuesday.

  9. Fortune

    NYPD officer fired a gun while removing barricaded college students from hall, prosecutors confirmed (opens Fortune)

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    Police had said protesters inside the Columbia University hall presented no substantial resistance.

  10. ABC 7 Chicago

    New York police investigating shot fired by officer during Columbia University police operation (opens ABC 7 Chicago)

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    Amid the chaos of the Columbia University protests, an NYPD officer's gun went off at Hamilton Hall, while police removed students and an encampment.

  11. NBC New York

    NYPD officer fired gun while clearing protesters from Columbia University building (opens NBC New York)

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    No one was injured by the officer’s mistake Tuesday night inside Hamilton Hall on the Columbia campus, the NYPD said Thursday.

  12. WSVN Miami

    Police officer fired gun while clearing protesters from Columbia building, prosecutors say - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports (opens WSVN Miami)

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    LOS ANGELES (AP) — A police officer who was involved in clearing protesters from a Columbia University administration building earlier this week fired his gun

  13. FOX 5 New York

    Police officer fired gun while clearing protesters from Columbia building: DA Bragg (opens FOX 5 New York)

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    A police officer who was involved in clearing protesters from a Columbia University administration building earlier this week fired his gun inside the hall.

  14. CBS News

    NYPD officer fired gun while clearing protesters from Hamilton Hall at Columbia, DA (opens CBS News)

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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.

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