Overview
- UC Berkeley and city police confirmed multiple arrests after fighting outside Zellerbach Hall, with reports ranging from two to four detentions including at least one for battery.
- Widely shared videos show a brawl that left a man selling Charlie Kirk memorial T‑shirts bloodied, as officers in riot gear formed barricades around Bancroft Way and Sproul Plaza.
- UC Berkeley officials said the demonstration was organized by groups unaffiliated with the university and reiterated that student organizations have the right to host invited speakers.
- Despite the unrest, organizers said the program inside proceeded without disruption; the event featured Rob Schneider and Frank Turek and capped TPUSA’s tour two months after Charlie Kirk’s assassination.
- TPUSA figures blamed “Antifa” and alleged use of flares and attempted breaches, while separate reports claiming an FBI or Joint Terrorism Task Force probe were not consistently corroborated by local mainstream outlets.