The museum staff says the cost to replace the windows could be anywhere between $100,000 and $200,000.
SEATTLE — A man accused of smashing the windows of theSeattle police arrived at the Wing Luke Museum around 6 p.m. on Thursday after a woman said someone was smashing windows with a sledgehammer while making racially biased remarks.When asked if he was smashing the windows because they belonged to a Chinese museum, the man reportedly told the officer thatThe man was then booked into the King County Jail for Hate Crime and Malicious Mischief.
During the man’s appearance in court, the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office asked him to be held on $75,000 bail. The court then set his bail at $30,000.along with several social media posts in response to the crime: I am appalled to learn about the apparent hate crime that occurred at the Wing Luke Museum yesterday. The targeting of our AAPI community is unacceptable, and I condemn the attack, and the hate-fueled motivations of the suspect who was arrested, in the strongest possible terms. Said Harrell. “We know a targeted incident like this will have lasting psychological scars on AAPI communities that since the pandemic have experienced an increase in hate crimes.
I want to be very clear – we will not tolerate crime in Seattle. We will not look the other way while the fabric of our neighborhoods is destroyed. This status quo is not acceptable and while it will take time we are headed in a new direction with urgency.