New York City’s Black Lives Matter mural outside Trump Tower was vandalized for the second time in 24 hours on Saturday, and the third time in the last week.
Video of the incident, posted on Instagram by the Police Benevolent Association of New York City, shows the police attempting to arrest one of the women as she smeared black paint across the mural. The woman is heard on the video repeatedly screaming"Refund the police" and"Jesus matters."
One officer attempting to stop the suspect slipped in the black paint, falling down. Video shows the officer, covered in paint, laying on the ground on his side, curling his legs up to his chest.On Friday, three people were arrested and a fourth was issued a summons for vandalism after blue paint was splashed on the Fifth Avenue mural.on part of the mural before running away. The NYPD released photos of that man and say he is wanted for criminal mischief.
The Black Lives Matter mural, supported by and partially painted by Mayor Bill de Blasio, was installed after protests followed thesaying it would be"denigrating" to what he called a luxury avenue.
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