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An Amazon construction site in Connecticut shut its doors again for an FBI investigation after eight suspected nooses were found on the premises in the past few weeks.
The latest purported hate symbol, which was made with red rope and yellow electrical cables, was found Wednesday, according to Windsor Police Chief Donald Melanson. The material was clearly a noose, he said, adding that it could have been present on the property for up to two weeks.
“Hate, racism, or discrimination have no place in our society and are certainly not tolerated in any Amazon workplace whether it be under construction like this one, or fully operational. Today, the site was shut down to allow the FBI to continue their investigation following the discovery of a noose found under electrical materials,” a spokesperson for Amazon told NBC Connecticut. “We will continue to work with all levels of law enforcement as well as our development partners, to hold the perpetrators acc
Amazon forced to halt construction of Connecticut distribution center again after EIGHTH noose is found in a month as NAACP brands them a direct threat to black people s lives
Authorities shut down the Amazon fulfillment center in Windsor, Connecticut on Wednesday due to safety concerns over the discovery of multiple nooses
Windsor Police Chief Donald Melanson said the eighth noose was found Wednesday morning by a worker on the fifth floor of the construction site
Melanson said that area had not been worked on in two weeks, leading police to believe the noose has been there for that period of time
Amazon construction site shut down again Wednesday after eighth noose was found; FBI, Connecticut police investigating Christine Dempsey, Hartford Courant
For the eighth time since late April a noose has been discovered on the massive construction site for a new Amazon warehouse in Windsor.
The project was shut down out of concern for peoples’ safety, Scot X. Esdaile, president of the Connecticut NAACP, said late Wednesday morning.
“It’s a direct threat on your life,” Esdaile said. “This is a serious, white supremacist message being sent to our entire community. It’s sick. It’s unacceptable. We demand better.”
Local police, the FBI and state police are investigating, but there have been no arrests. Amazon is offering a $100,000 reward that leads to the arrest and conviction of the person or people responsible.