The incident was also reportedly witnessed by an adult and child
Police have released video footage of a man vandalising a George Floyd statue in Manhattan, which had only been unveiled two days earlier.
The footage shows a skateboarder going up to the statue with a backpack on, before throwing paint over it. He then skates off, heading north from the park’s west side.
The New York Post reports that the incident is being investigated by the New York Police Department’s Hate Crimes Task Force.
NEW VIDEO: Police seek man who threw paint on newly unveiled George Floyd statue in Union Square https://t.co/YZLLTMsNd1 pic.twitter.com/ZAOlO41OnJ
— WCBS 880 (@wcbs880) October 4, 2021
The suspect has yet to be formally identified.
The skateboarder’s actions were also witnessed by a mother and child who were trying to take a photo of the statue.
The man in the video is pictured wearing a neon green T-shirt, khaki-coloured jacket, black knee-length shorts, white socks, black and white trainers, and was seen carrying a green rucksack. He is also wearing a black hat and is described as being of medium build, with a light complexion.
It’s the second time this George Floyd statue has been defaced. It was vandalised just days after being unveiled in Brooklyn earlier this year.
#BREAKING: an organizer from the non profit We are Floyd tells me the George Floyd statue in Union Square was vandalized. It was also vandalized at its former home in Brooklyn. @NY1 pic.twitter.com/H8LUM94dFU
— Shannan Ferry (@ShannanFerry) October 3, 2021
The monument was then moved to Manhattan Park.
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