See what happened at USF Tampa as police end student protest
Pro-Palestinian protesters began their second day of demonstrations Tuesday at the University of South Florida, joining peers from other parts of the state and around the nation.
What started as a peaceful day of chanting and other activities developed into a standoff, followed by a confrontation involving tear gas and what appeared to be multiple arrests. Law enforcement officers from at least three agencies could be seen handcuffing some protesters and chasing after others.
A day earlier, three members of the group, organized by Tampa Bay Students for a Democratic Society, were arrested after they started to erect tents in an area near MLK Plaza on the Tampa campus. Both incidents took place amid a national wave of student protests that aim to establish campus encampments in solidarity with students at Columbia University in New York City.
The students at USF are demanding that the university divest from companies supporting Israel in its war effort in Gaza.
