The artist who painted the mural says he plans to restore the artwork on University Avenue in the North Park neighborhood.
A mural in San Diego depicting Ahmaud Arbery, whose killing in Georgia resulted in a trial in which three men were convicted of murder last week, has been defaced.
Pamuela Halliwell, a North Park resident and president of the San Diego Black LGBTQ Coalition, said she noticed the damage while she was driving home from work Sunday afternoon.“It startled me instantly,” said Halliwell, who pulled over and took a photo of the defaced mural, which she shared on social media.
Halliwell noted that Black Lives Matter banners at the nearby Rich’s nightclub and University Christian Church in Hillcrest wereAfter the San Diego Police Department learned about the damage to the mural, officers contacted the property owners, who did not want police to pursue a criminal investigation, Sharki said.
He said several strangers contacted him on Instagram in recent days to alert him to the damage. Many were angry. Pucci painted the mural in the days after the May 25, 2020, murder of George Floyd, whose killing by then-Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin sparked nationwide protests and renewed calls for racial justice and police reform.
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