Overview
- Berkeley police confirmed two arrests for fighting near Zellerbach Hall, while several outlets reported three or four total arrests after brawls broke out.
- Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon said the Civil Rights Division will examine what occurred and assess campus and local security practices.
- Video and aerial footage showed a person in dark clothing fighting a man in a red Turning Point shirt, leaving one bloodied before officers intervened.
- UC Berkeley said protest organizers included groups not affiliated with the university and emphasized its commitment to student groups’ speaker invitations under free-speech obligations with heightened security in place.
- The indoor program featuring Rob Schneider and Frank Turek proceeded largely without incident, as unverified social-media claims about flares and a backfiring vehicle circulated; police have not confirmed those specifics.