The Manhattan District Attorney’s office confirmed Thursday evening that a New York Police Department officer shot a gun inside Columbia’s Hamilton Hall, prompting further criticism of the department’s handling of student demonstrations.
In the raid on the occupied Hamilton Hall Tuesday night, an officer fired a handgun which he claimed to be using as a flashlight. No students were injured and the bullet lodged into a wall. The raid itself, which closed off much of Columbia University’s campus to the public, and the press, resulted in the arrests of more than 40 people.
