The first moments of the NYPD’s overnight clearance of protesters from the Columbia University campus were captured by a local reporter on April 30.Footage by Mathilde Augustin shows a large number of officers marching onto campus at around 9 pm local time. Later clips show protesters being dragged off campus.In a briefing cited by
local media, the
NYPD said that the previously occupied
Hamilton Hall had been cleared.The number of arrests was not reported. Credit: Mathilde Augustin via Storyful