Faculty had raised alarms in the days before the attack on pro-Palestinian protesters. Despite warnings of violence at UCLA, police didn’t step in for over 3 hoursLate on April 30, Sean Tabibian called 911 to say police were needed urgently at the University of California at Los Angeles. Masked agitators were attacking pro-Palestinian protesters on a campus quad, video footage shows, and a team of hired security guards had retreated. Videos show a small group of agitators taunting people in the pro-Palestinian encampment. At 11:13 p.m., two UCLA patrol cars and an ambulance arrived near a UCLA campus police car that an observer said had been there all day.

Source: Washington Post May 11, 2024 17:57 UTC