NYPD Releases Video Footage of Suspects Believed Responsible for Vandalizing George Floyd Statue
Two statues were unveiled last week to honor George Floyd was vandalized in Brooklyn, New York and Newark, New Jersey. The statues were defaced while the nation was awaiting the sentencing of former Minneapolis officer Derick Chauvin for the murder of Floyd in May of 2020. George Floyd statue was unveiled on Juneteenth at 1545 Flatbush Avenue in Brooklyn was found to be vandalized last Thursday morning. The statue was spray-painted black and the white supremacist group name “Patriot Front” was stenciled on the base on the bust.
The New York Police Department released surveillance footage that shows four suspects believed to have committed the vandalism, ABC7 reported. The footage shows the men coming and going from the statue at about 4 a.m. Thursday. The incident is being investigated by NYPD Hate Crime Task Force.
Mayor Bill de Blasio went on Twitter to condemn the vandalism, saying its “a racist, loathsome, despicable act of hate,” he wrote. “The City Cleanup Corps is repairing the statue right now and a hate crime investigation is underway. We will bring these cowards to justice.”
The statue will be moved to Union Square in the coming weeks. The George Floyd statue in Newark was also vandalized in the overnight hours between Thursday and Friday, officials in Newark announced. That statue of Floyd was unveiled on June 16.
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