The GW Police Department has armed all supervising officers, with the capacity to arm about a third of the force.| The GW Hatchet
The letter states the “abruptness” of the Board’s announcement limits community feedback on the decision to arm some GWPD officers before its implementation.| The GW Hatchet
The announcement has raised concerns among students that the move will increase the rate of violent encounters at the hands of GWPD officers, especially toward Black and brown students.| The GW Hatchet
Interim University President Mark Wrighton said the Board of Trustees approved a policy to arm roughly 20 GWPD officers with 9 mm handguns.| The GW Hatchet
About 40 pro-Palestinian demonstrators gathered outside of the Smith Center on Friday afternoon as officials inaugurated University President Ellen Granberg.| The GW Hatchet