Title: UCPD responds to counter-protesters’ midnight attempt to breach encampment
Incident ID: INC-004
Date: 2024-04-30 00:00:00 +0000
Source(s):
- DB-003
- ADM-002
- ADM-003
- SOC-005
- SOC-005-2
Keywords: protest, fight, UCPD, Palestine, encampment
Org-Affiliated Actor: false
Actor is Student: false
Admin Response Type: incident_specific
Accountability Follow-Up: proposed
Admin Support Offered: counseling/referral
Target Group: Palestinian
Actor Group: Israeli
Media Coverage Level: none
Location: on-campus
Policy Status: violated
Policy Violation Type: TPM_policy, student_conduct, anti_discrimination (?), non-affiliate
Norm Violation Type: bias/discrimination, admin_policy_failure, community_harm, individual_harm
Severity Score: elevated
Police Involvement: escalation
Admin Statement Latency: 1 days
Administrative Tone: conciliatory, dismissive, condemnation
Administrative Positioning:
Media Positioning: n/a
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Target Tone:
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Target Positioning:
Admin Response Level: adequate
Notes:
Summary
Incident: Counter-Protester Breach and Fight at Encampment (April 29–30, 2024)
(c) Campus safety failure documented: Around midnight, ~60 counter-protesters attempted to breach the pro-Palestine encampment in Dickson Plaza. A physical fight broke out, prompting UCPD in riot gear to intervene.
⚠️ Scope: Discrete nighttime confrontation involving violence, barricade fortification, and law enforcement presence; no arrests were made.
On the night of April 29–30, 2024, around 60 counter-protesters attempted to breach the pro-Palestine encampment in Dickson Plaza, leading to a fight between opposing groups around 11:40 p.m. UCPD officers in riot gear intervened to separate the groups before leaving the scene at about 12:15 a.m. Protesters inside the encampment used wooden planks to reinforce barricades, and CSC security created a barrier with their bikes. Earlier, UCPD responded to two individuals attempting to enter the encampment through nearby bushes; one fled and was chased, while the other was released. No arrests were made, and none of the involved groups responded to comment.