About 100 protesters at the University of California, Davis, surrounded a venue attempting to disrupt an event Tuesday evening headlined by conservative personality and Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk. The event was organized by the school’s Turning Point chapter.
The protesters, who were mostly wearing black, clashed with law enforcement officers and other students, including attendees of the event, as they smashed windows, hurled eggs, used pepper spray and blocked people from entering the University Credit Union Center, where the event was held.
There were at least two arrests.
“Not a peaceful protest at all,” Twitter CEO Elon Musk tweeted after photos and videos of the protest surfaced on social media.
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Several people responded to Musk’s post agreeing the protesters were violent and some made comparisons to the Jan. 6 Capitol protest.Â
UC Davis said in a statement after the event that one police officer was injured during the incident.
“Outside the UCUC, about 100 protesters gathered and for brief times blocked the main event entrance and the pathway to the entrance,” the school said, admitting there were “minor incidents.”
It added: “One officer sustained an injury when he was jumped on from behind and pushed to the ground, and two people were arrested and taken to Yolo County Jail for allegedly painting graffiti on an exterior wall of the University Credit Union Center, or UCUC, where the event was held.”
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The school also said protesters near the northeast entrance broke 10 glass window panes in the doors. Â
Protesters did not gain access to the building, however, and eventually left the area.
There were no arrests related to the breaking of the glass, the school said.
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The protesters held signs…
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