During a police operation at Columbia University's Hamilton Hall, an NYPD officer accidentally discharged a firearm while attempting to clear the building of pro-Palestinian protesters. The incident occurred on Tuesday evening and involved the officer unintentionally firing a shot that struck a nearby wall frame. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's office is investigating the incident, which fortunately resulted in no injuries. NYPD Assistant Chief Carlos Valdez explained that the accidental discharge happened as the officer was transferring the gun from his right hand to his left.
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The New York City Police Department defended its dramatic raid on a Columbia University building occupied by pro-Palestinian activists, and said one officer fired their weapon accidentally https://t.co/jTGxEqeRGB https://t.co/OBlelBAIeG
NYPD sat on news of an accidental gunfire at Columbia University during a raid of pro-Palestinian protest. "Accidental discharges happen every single year … and we don’t get requests on them," police said. https://t.co/Kw9S8f8RSN
A New York Police Department officer accidentally fired his gun while searching Columbia University’s Hamilton Hall Tuesday night after moving the firearm from his right hand to his left hand, NYPD assistant chief Carlos Valdez said. Live updates here: https://t.co/zYrmzNRuQr
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NYPD officer fired a gun while removing barricaded college students from hall, prosecutors confirmed. https://t.co/lNmg6a1KDN
Watch Live: NYPD officials are discussing how a shot was fired during Tuesday's operation at Columbia University's Hamilton Hall. https://t.co/LRyBhyUNKx
Live: NYPD gives update after officer fires gun while clearing Columbia protesters https://t.co/QGeZPTD4cF
A NYPD officer accidentally discharged his firearm, with the bullet striking a frame on a nearby wall, during the raid on Columbia protesters. https://t.co/R3lUkIBUNS
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NYU protest dismantled as NYPD discloses officer fired shot during Columbia takedown. Details here. https://t.co/CSPpAjZEi2
NYPD officials are expected to share more details today after the Manhattan DA confirmed an officer fired a gun during the operation at Columbia's Hamilton Hall. @Christinafantv has the latest on the campus protests. https://t.co/LRyBhyUNKx
NYPD officer fired gun at pro-Palestine protestors in Columbia University’s Hamilton Hall. Follow: @AFpost https://t.co/lau5xOTWGj
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An officer whose gun went off inside a Columbia University building this week fired it accidentally as the police were removing pro-Palestinian protesters from the campus, the NYPD said. No one was injured, the police said. https://t.co/0SbcLN4Bbe
NYPD used a gun as a flashlight and fired inside a Columbia building https://t.co/rKUGjiRy4E
The NYPD spokesperson addresses the unintentional firearm discharge during the Columbia College campus raid. https://t.co/EuWHQqhB2M
NYPD officer fired gun while clearing protesters at Columbia: Live https://t.co/whrPt5d4ak https://t.co/4Wc9eBzBmu
A spokesperson for the Manhattan District Attorney has confirmed a New York police officer discharged his gun while removing pro-Palestine protesters from Columbia University earlier this week. https://t.co/coA7D8iFXW
🚨🇺🇸NYPD OFFICER DISCHARGED WEAPON AT COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY PROTEST During a raid to disperse a Pro-Palestinian demonstration at Columbia University's Hamilton Hall, an NYPD officer fired their weapon. Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg confirmed that the incident fortunately resulted in… https://t.co/jGP4nf7rhF https://t.co/yFZaayVaQW
The New York District Attorney’s Office is now reporting that during Tuesday Night’s Raid and Clearing of the Barricaded Hamilton Hall Building at Columbia University which had been Occupied by Pro-Hamas Protesters, an Officer with the NYPD Discharged his Firearm; the Gun was not… https://t.co/yEBgIpw8YO
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NEW: An officer entering Columbia University’s Hamilton Hall Tuesday evening to break up a Pro-Palestinian demonstration fired his gun inside the hall. https://t.co/wFmJBujJU1