It appeared a pro-Palestinian protest heated up Saturday evening on the University Park Campus at the University of South California as Los Angeles Police Department officers from around the city were placed on alert and the public was urged to avoid the area.
At 6:35 p.m. Saturday, the LAPD broadcast that a Citywide Tactical Alert was issued due to a situation in the area patrolled by the Southwest Community Police Station.
At 7:02 p.m., USC’s campus police issued the following alert: “Due to a disruption at the center of UPC, please avoid that part area until further notice.”
A USC media relations representative was not immediately available.