Dive Brief:
- Rioting and vandalism erupted Saturday on the Keene State College campus, a few blocks from a local pumpkin festival.
- “Hordes of young people” smashed vehicle windows, slashed tires, tore down lampposts, and flipped dumpsters and at least one car, the Boston Globe reported.
- A local medical center treated about 26 people for minor injuries related to the violence.
Dive Insight:
Early Sunday morning, Keene State students responded to a call on Facebook to help clean up the aftermath. The college’s president, Anne Huot, said the school may expel students involved in the rioting, after reviewing photos and videos. Police moved in — responding with tear gas, tasers, rubber bullets, and pepper pellets — after attendees of a large party just off campus began throwing bottles and other objects.