DCPI Deputy Commissioner Sheppard: Around 40 to 50 People Were Taken into the Custody at Columbia Last Night

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SHEPPARD: “This is what professionals bring to campuses and universities. These are heavy industrial chains that were locked with bike lock — bike locks. And this is what we encountered on every door inside of Hamilton Hall. And so in order for our emergency services group to enter into the building, they had to first cut through these chains, but also get rid of debris and — and — and — and barricaded doors that were barricaded with refrigerators, vending machines, chairs, you name it, they pushed it up against those doors to try and stop us from coming in. But our guys would not be stopped. They did a fantastic job of entering into that location and taking people into custody without incident last night. They took about 40 to 50 people into custody inside of the lobby of Hamilton Hall last night.”