Last night, Pro-Palestine protesters returned to the University of Pittsburgh to reinstate their encampment on the Lawn of the Cathedral of Learning around 5 p.m. Protesters rushed to construct a barricade from wooden planks and wire fencing while University Police, State Troopers and other departments dispatched dozens of officers on the scene. By 7 p.m. Police had barricaded the protesters inside their own encampment, blocking access to outside food and water. By 8 p.m. Police arrested protester, Don Johnson for trying to bring supplies into the encampment. Later in the evening, Protestors rushed the lawn to throw food and water into the encampment, they were forcefully pushed back to the sidewalk. The standoff lasted through the night; protesters remain in their encampment this morning.
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Protester, Don Johnson, is arrested by University of Pittsburgh Police after attempting to bring supplies into the encampment on the lawn of the Cathedral of Learning on June 2, 2024. -
Pro-Palestine protesters are pushed back by police. -
Protester, Don Johnson, is arrested by University of Pittsburgh Police after attempting to bring supplies into the encampment on the lawn of the Cathedral of Learning on June 2, 2024. -
Pro-Palestine protesters build their encampment on the lawn of the Cathedral of Learning around 5 p.m. -
Protester, Don Johnson, is arrested by University of Pittsburgh Police after attempting to bring supplies into the encampment on the lawn of the Cathedral of Learning on June 2, 2024. -
A protester films an officer on the University of Pittsburgh campus on June 2, 2024. -
Protesters watch as police surround the encampment. -
Dozens of officers from multiple departments surround the encampment. One officer is armed with tear gas. -
Protester, Don Johnson, is arrested by University of Pittsburgh Police after attempting to bring supplies into the encampment on the lawn of the Cathedral of Learning on June 2, 2024. -
Police use force to push protesters back toward their encampment. -
An officer confiscates ice and bottles of water. -
A protester hammers nails into a barricade outside the Cathedral of Learning on June 2, 2024. -
Police confiscate barricades. -
A protester holds onto a barricade outside of the Cathedral of Learning on June 2, 2024. -
Police and protesters clash for hours on Pitt’s campus, well past 2 a.m. -
Pro-Palestine protesters build their encampment on the lawn of the Cathedral of Learning around 5 p.m. -
Police officers gather outside the encampment; one wields a gun with rubber bullets. -
Officers search for dropped items after the arrest a protester named Don Johnson on June 2, 2024. -
State Troopers walk across the campus lawn on June 2, 2024. -
Hundreds of Pro-Palestine supporters gather outside the Cathedral of Learning to reinstate their encampment.
