The University of Memphis was gripped by rising tensions and threats of political violence as leftist protestors disrupted a scheduled appearance by Kyle Rittenhouse, organized by Turning Point USA on campus.

BLM protesters at the University of Memphis surged towards the entrance to the Kyle Rittenhouse event chanting “Kyle is a killer!” @TPUSA | @Julio_Rosas11 pic.twitter.com/TMWhKXIpDg

— FRONTLINES (@FrontlinesTPUSA) March 21, 2024

Black Lives Matter demonstrators descended on the university grounds, chanting slogans against Rittenhouse, including “Kyle is a killer,” as captured in footage shared by TPUSA Frontlines and Julio Rosas. The protestors even infiltrated the event venue, defacing seats with the names of individuals involved in Rittenhouse’s self-defense case, with alleged inaction from school officials.

The Post Millennial reports that “The protestors also doxxed the phone number and address of the university’s TPUSA chapter president on social media, according to TPUSA founder Charlie Kirk.”

The TPUSA event, approved by the university since mid-February, faced hurdles in the days leading up to its scheduled date. University officials suddenly flagged TPUSA’s ticketing methods as “not fair and equitable,” prompting last-minute changes. TPUSA representatives met with school officials and agreed to post a new ticketing link. However, protestors managed to access and disseminate this link, potentially disrupting the event.

🚨HAPPENING NOW: Leftwing agitators are swarming the University of Memphis ahead of tonight's campus event with Kyle Rittenhouse, chanting "Lock his a** up" and later "F*** his a** up."

The school has gone to incredible lengths to hamstring this event, including:

1 – Forcing… pic.twitter.com/DXdndXO8Cu

— Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) March 21, 2024

TPUSA spokesperson Andrew Kolvet condemned the university’s lack of action, stating, “The University of Memphis has taken unprecedented actions to undermine our event.”

Turning Point USA's official comment regarding the "Rittenhouse Recap" event this evening at the University of Memphis: pic.twitter.com/xWdMdLdMVA

— Turning Point USA (@TPUSA) March 20, 2024

Kolvet expressed frustration over the abrupt changes, limiting access to the venue and disappointing hundreds of students. Additionally, TPUSA alleged that school administrators leaked the new ticketing information to protestor groups, facilitating their efforts to sabotage the event.

🚨: Chaos breaks out at the University of Memphis after BLM protesters chased down @TPUSA people who were leaving the Kyle Rittenhouse event. Police had to prevent the hostile crowd from physically attacking them.@FrontlinesTPUSA pic.twitter.com/PFr8Ccqr0n

— Julio Rosas (@Julio_Rosas11) March 21, 2024