Black Lives Matter mural in Cleveland vandalized by black conservative, councilman says
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A Black Lives Matter mural in a Cleveland neighborhood meant to honor the movement and those killed by law enforcement was defaced Monday with the messages that read “stop killing each other” and “Black Lives Matter is Marxist.”
City Councilman Blaine Griffin told Fox News that around 100 artists came together over the weekend to paint the mural on East 93rd Street in the Kinsman neighborhood, which he represents on the 17-member body. The alleged vandal, he said, has conservative viewpoints and should be allowed to express them without engaging in vandalism.
"I thought that was very inappropriate, very disrespectful and I also thought it was very disingenuous for a person that knew all of these artists and all of these community residents that did this as a sense of pride, that he would come out there and impose his belief over the will of hundreds of thousands of people who have made this a regional attraction," Griffin said.
The Cleveland Police Department did not provide Fox News with a statement about the incident but told Cleveland.com the matter is being investigated as possible suspected criminal mischief, a misdemeanor.
Ricky Smith, one of the organizers of the mural, told the news outlet the man has painted over messages before.
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