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Photos: Pitt students protest delay in emergency alerts during hoax active shooter threat

About 100 students gathered in front of the Cathedral of Learning Friday afternoon to protest Pitt’s delay in sending out emergency alerts during a hoax active shooter threat on Monday night.

Pitt’s Turning Point USA chapter showed up in support of Pitt Police. The club’s president Liliana Orozco said “I think that we need to fund the police, not defund them” and held a sign saying “I stand with Pitt Police.”

Protestors hold a sign as they participate in a "die-in" on the Cathedral lawn Friday afternoon.
Speakers lead chants at a protest in front of the Cathedral of Learning Friday afternoon.
Lili Orozco, president of Pitt's chapter of Turning Point USA, at the Cathedral of Learning Friday afternoon.
Protestors chant and hold signs in front of the Cathedral of Learning Friday afternoon.
Protestors chant and hold signs in front of the Cathedral of Learning Friday afternoon.
A speaker yells into a makeshift megaphone in front of the Cathedral of Learning Friday afternoon.
Students participate in a "die-in" protest in front of the Cathedral of Learning Friday afternoon.

Editor’s Note: The article has been updated to better reflect the actions of Turning Point members.

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