Watch again: NYPD gives update after officer fires gun while clearing Columbia protesters

Watch again as NYPD ESU Commanding Officer Assistant Chief Carlos Valdez provides an update on Friday (3 May) on an accidental firearm discharge at Columbia University.
An officer accidentally fired his gun inside Hamilton Hall in Tuesday night's operation to clear Gaza protesters from the building, the Manhattan district attorney's office confirmed.
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[@deborahkelch759]

They pointed laser beams in law enforcement's eyes.

[@musicfan5279]

NYPD is one of the best in the world. Stop barking on NYPD

[@Kenji-ds9rf]

Shame on these reporters, they should do their investigation on who's behind all these protests!

[@chrisbohanon403]

Well they're all for it! Leftist media is pushing all this!;

[@gerri577]

tens of millions of ppl all over the planet are protesting against iz - real. That's who's behind it.

[@paulthomas-hh2kv]

Maybe it was his Idf training

[@pianoflat]

Just like the Kent State accidental discharge?

[@gerri577]

so the gun accidentally discharged itself?

[@Freed44om]

Why would they even touch their gun in a room full of students ???

[@idalmisarrechea]

In my opinion, there was total chaos in that campus for days… the students had a choice to stop all this nonsense on time, they are criminals and now we are blaming the officers..???

[@RedArrow808]

And I’m my opinion, shut up!

[@deenak79]

@idalmisarrechea I agree with you 💯

[@gerri577]

yeah, protests are messy. That's how they work.

[@blessed_be]

Why was his safety off? It doesn't sound very accidental

[@TURK_182]

Cops don't carry guns with a safety switch on, most cops carry glocks, they don't even have a safety switch

[@DanielVache-nm1kq]

This is not news worthy. Completely unimportant.

[@RedArrow808]

Shame on you sir

[@heatheryoung7898]

Wow, it's almost like guns should have some safety switch to prevent accidental discharge :/

[@chrisbohanon403]

Lol! You really don't get it.... That's alright just get educated on the subject!

[@mariela7521]

Shame say accidentaly . Unnaceptable . 😮