A standoff between activists and the police at a closed men’s shelter in Southeast D.C. ended yesterday when police arrested the remaining protestors. The activists had moved into the structure on Thursday, Nov. 25 to protest the sale of the building to the Corcoran Museum of Art. The City plans to sell the former school to the museum for $6.2 million.

After the Randall Homeless shelter closed earlier in November, the city opened up 150 beds at St. Elizabeth’s Hospital to provide housing to the homeless people displaced. The hospital is located across the Anacostia River.

According to one activist’s account, confusion reigned at the beginning of the occupation while police and activists alike seemed confused about the legal status of the building. The Post observes:

The protesters appeared to have succeeded in throwing the future of the Randall building into question.

City officials said the deal with the Corcoran is not yet official, and a D.C. Council subcommittee plans to vote Monday on whether to declare the property no longer needed for government use. The deal cannot go forward until the subcommittee votes to declare the building surplus property, city officials said.