Last week two statues unveiled to honor
George Floydwere vandalized in Brooklyn, New York, and Newark, New Jersey. The defacement of the statues came as the nation awaited former Minneapolis officer
Derek Chauvin’ssentencing for killing Floyd in May of 2020 after kneeling on his neck for nearly 10 minutes.
A George Floyd statue was defaced by four suspects in Brooklyn: (Photos: ABC7, NYPD)
The George Floyd statue that was unveiled on Juneteenth at 1545 Flatbush Avenue in Brooklyn was discovered to be vandalized Thursday morning. The statue was spray-painted black and the white supremacist group name “Patriot Front” was stenciled on the base on the bust.