A violent altercation broke out at the University of California, Berkeley, on Monday afternoon, as agitators clashed with attendees of a Turning Point USA event. The incident occurred near the campus, where a brawl erupted with two men fighting each other, one of whom suffered a severe facial injury. The event, featuring Dr. Frank Turek and Rob Schneider, marked the conclusion of the ‘This Is The Turning Point’ tour. The gathering took place just two months after the assassination of TPUSA founder Charlie Kirk at a campus event in Utah on September 10.
Video footage from the scene showed a crowd of agitators gathering around the fight, with many demonstrators wearing keffiyehs and displaying left-wing messages. Local police struggled to manage the situation, with officers putting on shield masks and gathering batons. The Berkeley Police Department confirmed at least two arrests, though the exact charges remain unknown. A spokesperson for UC Berkeley stated the altercation did not occur on campus grounds.
Dr. Turek, a mentor of Kirk, expressed his eagerness to attend the event, noting its significance as a free speech battleground. During an interview with Fox News Digital last week, Turek mentioned that he had 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.’ The event drew over 2,000 attendees, marking the first tour event since Kirk’s assassination. The ongoing tensions and the tragic incident continue to fuel debates around free speech and ideological conflicts on campus.