"BERKELEY, Calif. (KGO) -- UC Berkeley's campus was quiet in observance of Veterans Day on Tuesday, but tensions lingered from the night before. The U.S. Department of Justice's Civil Rights division is now looking into the Turning Point USA event at UC Berkeley Monday night and subsequent protests. The TPUSA event was the final stop of the conservative organization's nationwide tour. Hundreds of demonstrators showed up hours before door's open."
"ABC7 News cameras captured two people being taken into custody during the protests. Witnesses said one man, who appeared bloodied, was assaulted while selling Turning Point USA merchandise. Police later identified him as a victim and released him. The other man was charged with robbery and battery. Federal officials said the DOJ's Civil Rights Division will examine whether the university violated free speech or anti-discrimination laws."
UC Berkeley hosted a Turning Point USA event that became the final stop on the group's nationwide tour and prompted large protests outside the venue. Hundreds of demonstrators gathered hours before doors opened, and police confirmed three arrests, including one student cited and released; another suspect faced trespassing and obstruction charges. Witnesses reported an apparently bloodied man was assaulted while selling Turning Point USA merchandise; police later identified him as a victim and released him. Another individual was charged with robbery and battery. The DOJ Civil Rights Division requested campus records and security information to determine whether free-speech or anti-discrimination laws were violated. Campus groups denied Antifa involvement while some students said coverage focused on confrontations rather than protest reasons.
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