KIRKWOOD, Missouri (KMOV) Kirkwood police arrested three people after racist and derogatory’ statements were spray-painted onto three schools Wednesday.
Daniel Moore, 18, and Christian Reese, 18, were charged with property damage. A juvenile was also taken into custody.
The school district said Reese and Moore are Kirkwood School graduates and the minor is a current student.
The vandals hit Kirkwood High School, North Kirkwood Middle School, and Nipher Middle School. Surveillance video captured three suspects entered the alley of Kirkwood High School through the West Jewell cut thru and spray painted graffiti on the wall.
Maintenance crews and passersby noticed the graffiti and called police. By Thursday afternoon, the messages had been covered.
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Racist and derogatory statements were spray painted on the outside of three schools in Kirkwood Wednesday night Author: Ashley Cole Updated: 10:21 AM CST January 9, 2021
KIRKWOOD, Mo. An investigation is underway after racist and derogatory statements were spray-painted on three Kirkwood schools Wednesday night.
Racist and derogatory statements were spray-painted on the outside of Kirkwood High School, Nipher Middle School and North Kirkwood Middle School, according to a statement from Kirkwood School District Superintendent Dr. David Ulrich.
According to an email by Kirkwood High School principal Dr. Michael Havener, the vandalism at the high school was reported by a student around 6 p.m.
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On the same day Trump supporters staged a coup at the Capitol Building in Washington D.C. to interrupt the confirmation of Joe Biden s 2020 election victory, several Kirkwood schools were tagged with racist graffiti.
Around 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 6, Kirkwood High School was vandalized with spray-painted racial slurs and hate speech about a retired staff member. Similar incidences were reported at both Nipher Middle School and North Kirkwood Middle School. I am saddened and disappointed to report that last night (Jan. 6), vandalism was reported on the campus of Kirkwood High School. The vandalism included racist and derogatory statements spray-painted on the exterior of the building. The administration immediately contacted the police. Overnight, district maintenance crews worked to clean the vandalism, Superintendent David Ulrich said in a statement the district released Thursday afternoon, Jan. 7.