2017-03-14

Library named for Charleston shooting victim Cynthia Hurd hit with racist, sexist graffiti

Police in Charleston, South Carolina, are investigating instances of racist, sexist and anti-gay graffiti found on three local buildings Monday.

Including the Cynthia Graham Hurd St. Andrews Regional Library which was named for its former manager, Cynthia Hurd, less than a month after she was murdered by white supremacist Dylann Roof.

“Go to hell black women,” the graffiti read, according to WCIV. “Fuck crackers. Fuck da police.”

“Fuck yall white devil,” was also spray painted on a shed at the local aquatic center. Police are looking into whether the incidents are related. No suspects have been identified. Read more (3/14/17 12:42 PM)

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