Swastika, racist language found spray painted on Harrisburg City-owned building
HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) — Harrisburg Police are investigating after a swastika and multiple n-words were found spray painted on a city-owned building.
According to a statement from Harrisburg Mayor Wanda R.D. Williams, the graffiti was found on the vacant traffic engineering building, located at South 19th and Caledonia Streets.
The city says the initial investigation determined that the spray painting happened inside the building after it was broken into.
Officials say it is still unclear where or when the break-in occurred.
The city says Harrisburg Police and Public Works Department plan to board up the windows of the building once the investigation is complete.
“I have Commissioner Carter and Harrisburg Police investigating how this happened. I urge whoever did this to come forward, because we are going to find out,” said Williams. “I want to be very clear: hate has no place in Harrisburg. This is not just an attack on our Black and Jewish population. These words and symbols are anti-Hispanic, antiLGBTQ, and in general, just anti American, and does not represent us. We are in a time where a lot that is going on in the world is dividing us, so I call on Harrisburg – my Harrisburg that I grew up in, that I know at its core is just as upset about this as me – to band together and push this hate out. While this hurts today, it will make us stronger and more unified moving forward.”
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