Tyler Church at the Minnesota Daily was inside Morrill Hall when the UMN Students for a Democratic Society barricaded doors and windows in an occupation.

University officials say the protesters entered the building and caused property damage, including spray paint in the building and windows being broken.

A spokesperson for the University of Minnesota said protestors entered the building around 4 p.m. and began spray painting, breaking interior windows, and barricading the buildings entrances and exits.

Protestors entered Morrill Hall on the University of Minnesota campus on Monday, spray painting walls and barricading building entrances before ultimately being arrested by university police.

Protests continued at the University of Minnesota Tuesday after 11 people were arrested the night before after barricading themselves inside Morrill Hall, and damaging the building. Across town, outside the Hennepin County Justice Center,

Officials at the University of Minnesota released an emergency alert on Monday afternoon, saying protesters have stormed Morrill Hall in Minneapolis.

Pro-Palestinian protesters took over Morrill Hall Monday afternoon, the building that houses the university's administrative offices. The action follows last spring when protesters camped out on the mall for days.

University officials say the protestors entered the building and are causing property damage and restricting people from entering and exiting the building.