Fight breaks out as agitators stage protest outside TPUSA event
A violent clash broke out Monday near UC Berkeley just hours before a Turning Point USA event with Dr. Frank Turek and Rob Schneider, two months after founder Charlie Kirk was assassinated.

Bloody brawl breaks out as agitators protest TPUSA event at UC Berkeley in California

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A bloody fight broke out near the University of California, Berkeley, on Monday afternoon, ahead of a Turning Point USA event on campus.

The event, which featured Dr. Frank Turek and Rob Schneider, marked the end of the "This Is The Turning Point" tour.

It took place just two months after TPUSA's founder Charlie Kirk was assassinated at a campus event in Utah on Sept. 10.

The confrontation erupted at around 4:30 PST. During the brawl, two men were seen fighting each other, one of whom had blood gushing from his face.

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A bloody fight erupted Monday afternoon near UC Berkeley just before a Turning Point USA event. (Elizabeth Heckman/Fox News Digital)
The Berkeley Police Department told Fox News Digital that at least two people have been arrested. (Nikolas Lanum/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. 

It is unknown how many participants were injured. 

Protesters face off against police outside a "This Is the Turning Point" campus tour event at the University of California, Berkeley, in Berkeley, Calif., Monday, Nov. 10, 2025. (Noah Berger/AP)
University police walk past the front entrance of "This Is the Turning Point" campus tour event at the University of California, Berkeley, in Berkeley, Calif., Monday, Nov. 10, 2025. (Godofredo Vásquez/AP)
A protester is detained by police prior to a "This Is the Turning Point" campus tour event at the University of California, Berkeley, in Berkeley, Calif., Monday, Nov. 10, 2025.  (Noah Berger/AP)
Protesters scuffle with police prior a Turning Point USA event at the University of California, Berkeley on Monday, Nov. 10, 2025, in Berkeley, Calif. (Noah Berger/AP)
The Berkeley Police Department told Fox News Digital that at least two people have been arrested on November 10, 2025. (Nikolas Lanum/Fox News Digital)
Police officers move up a stairway near the "This Is the Turning Point" campus tour event at the University of California, Berkeley, in Berkeley, Calif., Monday, Nov. 10, 2025.  (Godofredo Vásquez/AP)
A protester is detained by police prior to a "This Is the Turning Point" campus tour event at the University of California, Berkeley, in Berkeley, Calif., Monday, Nov. 10, 2025.  (Noah Berger/AP)
Protesters carry signs during a protest prior to a Turning Point USA event at the University of California, Berkeley on Monday, Nov. 10, 2025, in Berkeley, Calif. (Noah Berger/AP)
An attendee arrives for the "This Is the Turning Point" campus tour event at the University of California, Berkeley, in Berkeley, Calif., Monday, Nov. 10, 2025. (Godofredo Vásquez/AP)
Visitors arrive for the "This Is the Turning Point" campus tour event at the University of California, Berkeley, in Berkeley, Calif., Monday, Nov. 10, 2025. (Godofredo Vásquez/AP)
Visitors collect flags as they arrive for the "This Is the Turning Point" campus tour event at the University of California, Berkeley, in Berkeley, Calif., Monday, Nov. 10, 2025. (Godofredo Vásquez/AP)
Flags are passed out to visitors arriving for the "This Is the Turning Point" campus tour event at the University of California, Berkeley, in Berkeley, Calif., Monday, Nov. 10, 2025.  (Godofredo Vásquez/AP)
A volunteer checks her phone as attendees line up for the "This Is the Turning Point" campus tour event at the University of California, Berkeley, in Berkeley, Calif., Monday, Nov. 10, 2025. (Godofredo Vásquez/AP)

The Berkeley Police Department told Fox News Digital that at least two people have been arrested as of 6 p.m. local time.

"I do not have the specific details of what the arrests were for," the police spokesperson said. "At this point, I can share that one of the parties was arrested for battery."

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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.

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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.

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"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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After the event, protesters surrounded all the exits, heckled attendees and shouted obscenities as they filtered out.

Fox News Digital's Brooke Curto, Kyle Schmidbauer and Bradford Betz contributed to this report.

Andrea Margolis is a lifestyle writer for Fox News Digital and Fox Business. Readers can follow her on X at @andreamargs or send story tips to andrea.margolis@fox.com.