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The New York Daily News reports:
A skateboarding vandal was caught on video released Monday tossing paint on the George Floyd statue in Union Square.
The incident happened 10:15 a.m. Sunday, with the suspect riding up to the statue, slinging paint from a can, then casually skateboarding away, the video shows.
It was the second time the memorial was vandalized. In June, four men wearing bandannas spray-painted a white supremacist graffiti on the statue, which at the time was displayed at Flatbush Junction in Brooklyn.
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Skateboarding vandal caught on video tossing paint on George Floyd statue in Union Square
The NYPD said they’re searching for the skateboarder, who was wearing black and green and carrying a green backpack.https://t.co/duX4ZiUfxn
— New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) October 4, 2021
A man on a skateboard vandalizes the newly erected statue of George Floyd in New York’s Union Square.
Even in death, the very idea of George Floyd being memorialized still frightens them.pic.twitter.com/6MPh38Sxai
— Keith Boykin (@keithboykin) October 4, 2021
Volunteers clean a statue of George Floyd after it was vandalized with paint in Union Square, NYC. pic.twitter.com/UJJJzrT4go
— The Recount (@therecount) October 4, 2021
This act of cowardice and hate is reprehensible.
I have directed @nyspolice Hate Crimes Task Force to provide any assistance in the investigation to find the perpetrator and hold them accountable. https://t.co/qa4v18T63S
— Kathy Hochul (@GovKathyHochul) October 4, 2021