By Matt Sharp and Jon Alba
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In the wake of the grand jury’s decision not to indict former Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson in the shooting death of teen Michael Brown, members of the Quinnipiac community held a peaceful protest on the steps of the Arnold Bernhard Library Monday afternoon.
Several Quinnipiac faculty members alongside students assembled around 1 p.m. with signs in support of Michael Brown and other alleged victims of police brutality. Chants of “hands up, don’t shoot” and “from Ferguson to NYC, stop police brutality” echoed throughout the quad throughout the peaceful protest.
Quinnipiac students staged a die-in on library steps today. #BlackLivesMatter pic.twitter.com/vFLNctQQqi
— Margarita Diaz (@Buena_Tinta) December 1, 2014
A brief verbal altercation between students was broken up by Quinnipiac Public Safety.
To the man arguing w @Buena_Tinta, @heyitskenisha & @g_riggi, You do have a right to your opinion. And others have a right to argue w you! — Molly Yanity (@mollyyanity) December 1, 2014
#Quinnipiac students protesting the Michael Brown verdict outside ABL. #HandsUpDontShoot #Ferguson pic.twitter.com/MIBZnMsVQ0 — Q30 News (@Q30News) December 1, 2014
The protest came to a close around 2 p.m., with no other incidents reported. University officials declined to comment on the protest.
