Violent Clash Erupts at UC Berkeley as Protesters Target TPUSA Event

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A violent altercation unfolded near the University of California, Berkeley, on Monday afternoon, shortly before a scheduled Turning Point USA event on campus.

This event is set to feature speakers Dr. Frank Turek and Rob Schneider, concluding the “This Is The Turning Point” tour.

The incident comes two months after a tragic event where TPUSA’s founder, Charlie Kirk, was killed during a campus event in Utah on September 10.

The clash erupted at approximately 4:30 PM PST. Witnesses reported seeing two men engaged in a physical fight, with one visibly bleeding from his face.

Fight breaks out outside TPUSA event at UC Berkeley.

A violent altercation occurred Monday afternoon near UC Berkeley just ahead of a Turning Point USA gathering. (Elizabeth Heckman/Fox News Digital)

Video taken by Fox News Digital also shows a crowd of agitators gathering around the fight. Many demonstrators wore keffiyehs and carried signs with left-wing messages.

Local police had difficulty containing the agitators and were seen putting on shield masks and gathering batons.

Agitators outside TPUSA event at UC Berkeley.

Demonstrators wearing keffiyehs and carrying anti-TPUSA and anti-Charlie Kirk signs surrounded a violent altercation before the Turning Point USA event. (Elizabeth Heckman/Fox News Digital)

It is unknown how many participants were arrested or injured.

Fox News Digital reached out to the Berkeley Police Department for comment, but did not immediately hear back.

A spokesperson for UC Berkeley told Fox News Digital that the altercation did not take place on campus grounds, and did not elaborate further.

Dr. Frank Turek, a mentor of Kirk’s, spoke with Fox News Digital last week about the upcoming Berkeley event.

During the interview, Turek said that he told Kirk that the UC Berkeley stop was the one he wanted to attend.

“If I could go to any one event with him, it would be that one,” the Christian author said.

“I wanted to go to UC Berkeley because it is so progressive and liberal in their views, and I wanted to provide evidence that Christianity was indeed true.”

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