A New York Police Department (NYPD) officer discharged a gun while clearing a Columbia University building that had been taken over by protesters earlier this week, authorities said.

An officer accidentally discharged his gun as the New York Police Department worked to clear Hamilton Hall -- a building that had been occupied by Columbia University students on April 30, Assistant Chief Carlos Valdez, the commanding officer of the NYPD ...

More than 100 people were taken into custody during the Columbia crackdown, just a fraction of the total arrests stemming from recent campus protests over the Israel-Hamas war.

Hundreds of protesters were arrested across several campuses, as universities and police crack down on what they say are outsiders escalating pro-Palestinian demonstrations. New York City Mayor Eric Adams said Wednesday that nearly 300 people were arrested at Columbia University and City College of New York.

NYPD raid of an occupied administration building at Columbia University resulted in the arrest of more than 100 pro-Palestinian protesters amid a growing debate over who was behind the violent turn of events in the weekslong campus protest.

At Columbia University, the aftermath of recent protests reveals a campus in disarray, with Hamilton Hall bearing the scars of chaos. Broken windows and overturned furniture tell a tale of escalation that culminated in a significant police raid.