Police use pepper spray, arrest 13 at VCU pro-Palestinian protest

Protests on Virginia’s university campuses have continued to escalate, with police using pepper spray to disperse a crowd and arresting 13 individuals connected to a pro-Palestinian demonstration at Virginia Commonwealth University on Monday evening.

The university said in a statement that those arrested were charged with unlawful assembly and trespassing. Six were students who will go through the university’s conduct process, according to the statement.