Protester, Don Johnson, is arrested by University of Pittsburgh Police after attempting to bring supplies into the encampment on the lawn of the Cathedral of Learning on June 2, 2024.
Last night, Pro-Palestine protesters returned to the University of Pittsburgh to reinstate their encampment on the Lawn of the Cathedral of Learning around 5 p.m. Protesters rushed to construct a barricade from wooden planks and wire fencing while University Police, State Troopers and other departments dispatched dozens of officers on the scene. By 7 p.m. Police had barricaded the protesters inside their own encampment, blocking access to outside food and water. By 8 p.m. Police arrested protester, Don Johnson for trying to bring supplies into the encampment. Later in the evening, Protestors rushed the lawn to throw food and water into the encampment, they were forcefully pushed back to the sidewalk. The standoff lasted through the night; protesters remain in their encampment this morning.
Hundreds of protesters including University of Pittsburgh students and faculty gathered on the lawn outside of the William Pitt Union building creating…
