NEW YORK (1010 WINS) – The NYPD released surveillance video Friday of four people they’re searching for in connection with the vandalism of a new statue of George Floyd in Brooklyn.
The statue, which was unveiled at Flatbush Junction on the Juneteenth holiday Saturday, was found vandalized on Thursday morning.
Police said four people used spray paint to deface the statue around 3:40 a.m. Thursday.
The bust of the statue was spray-painted black, while a message referencing the white supremacist group Patriot Front was spray-painted in white on the pedestal of the statue, police said.
The NYPD said its Hate Crimes Task Force is investigating.
Floyd’s brother, Terrance Floyd, was among the people in attendance when the statue was unveiled over the weekend.
The six-foot statue by artist Chris Carnabuci was scheduled to be displayed in Flatbush for two to three weeks. It's then going to be moved to Union Square, according to officials.
Floyd was killed by a Minneapolis police officer last May. His murder led to protests nationwide over racism and police brutality. The former officer convicted in his death, Derek Chauvin, was set to be sentenced on Friday.
NYPD Commissioner Dermot Shea said Thursday that the department was preparing for possible protests around the time of Chauvin's sentencing.
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