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te . Three shall fires were reported but. apne resui ted : any dewage. Une was _in downtown Kent, Uhio; and the others were in. the parking Jot and a dormitory on the campus, The city of Kent and the KSU campus became _Telatively cali abos it ‘3:00 A.M. on May 4, 1970 oe | Nay 41970 7 On May 4, 1970, the United States Depar tice, Weshington,. b,. C., requested the Federal Sure: vestigation to conduct investigation regarc ing the fir of the KSU RUTC building on May 2, 970, eee anetone le violations of Federal statutes Felating ta Batis: 55 ch Ae AaG RAE I RE At about 10: 30 A.M. ‘on 9 Nay 4, 4 ‘1970, a cro: .pathering in the Commons area at KS hich Soen nuabered - to 3,060 peuple. The focal point of the rally was at a be erected in the Southeast end of the Commons area ah a rung te attract students. The ONG hed established: a line | the Northxest end of the Commons area to protect the remai der of the RvYC building.. An UNG Jecp vas driven hear the crowé and orders were given to the crosd through the use o a loudspeaker to disperse, These orders vere met sith the response of hurled bricks and stones and the Crom failed disperse, . ee ore The ONG then launched tear gas grenades: ‘into the _. €rowd; however, members of the croud, soxe of whom were eq ped with Ras masks, threw. sone of. the tear gas grenades _at the UNS, The ONG then Started to push towards the. in an attempt to disperse them, The UNG pushed the ¢f frow the Counons area up over the hill located betuce and Juhnson Walls, The UNG troops cantinucd. a pushed the croud to a practice football field UNG reportedly ran out of tear gas. . The. back up the hill between Taylor and Joho .-r¢rowd following, The crond was chanting and stores and other objects-at the UM a _. Found the {UNG troops. at the . crest of th turned and fired gunshots to disperse. the ¢! _then dispersed and the fol} ‘have_been killed by tf b: tired at about 12:30 ¥,M,.