Mayor Ed Fitch of Redmond, Ore., found a dead raccoon and a hateful message taped to his door Monday that named Clifford Evelyn, the city's only Black councilman.
Fitch was more alarmed by the content of the message above the raccoon corpse. Fitch and the Redmond Police Department said they were withholding the specific text, but that it contained “intimidating” language. It named Fitch and Clifford Evelyn, Redmond’s first and only Black city councilman.
The scenic town of around 36,000 in central Oregon, popular with tourists and hikers, was an ideal place to retire. Evelyn said he hadn’t planned on getting involved in local politics, but ran for a spot on the city council at the encouragement of other residents.
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