A hate crime investigation is underway after vandals defaced the walls of a Santa Fe, New Mexico, restaurant with white supremacist messages and racial slurs, local authorities reported.India Palace restaurant owner Baljit Singh found his eatery defaced with phrases like"White Power,""Trump 2020" and"F--- BLM" on Monday afternoon, according to the Santa Fe Police Department.
Greg Gurule, a public information officer for SFPD, confirmed to USA TODAY that the attack is classified as a hate crime and that the agency has been in contact with the local FBI Office.Singh said he and his employees were last at the restaurant on Saturday. The restaurant had been closed on Sunday.
Singh and his son, Baljot, estimated the cost of the damages – which include broken tables, shattered dishware, a damaged kitchen and more – at $100,000,The Singh family has owned the restaurant since 2013. For the past few weeks, they used the eatery to prepare food and care packages for the homeless community amid the coronavirus pandemic, the Santa Fe New Mexican reported.
“This is our livelihood, you know,” Baljot told the Santa Fe New Mexican. “And seeing it torn down and vandalized, it hurt. It truly broke our heart.”"absolutely heartbroken and disgusted by this racist attack." She added,"We will not stand for such hatred in New Mexico.""We will find whoever did it and punish them to the full extent of the law. We absolutely reject racism, intolerance, and hate," Webber said on Twitter.
“We call on President Trump, whose name was used by the hate vandals, to stop promoting bigotry and division and instead seek to bring our nation together at this time of crisis,” Hooper added.
100% a fake crime, not a hate crime. Most are done by the group who is being slurred. Keep that fake race war going.
Absolutely Unacceptable!
IT JUST DOESN'T STOP!!!
Where was Bubba Wallace and Jussie when it happened
Prayersforeveryone to be safe out there and to start taking care of each other and your families. We need to end the violence and start rebuilding our communities. Everyone is trying to survive all that is happening now!
Amazing because this was the article just before this one in my timeline
Lol bookmarked for when it turns out to be another hoax.
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