PHOENIX, Ariz. (WKRC) – A just lately unveiled statue of Charlie Kirk was vandalized.

In accordance with KTVK, a newly put in statue of Charlie Kirk was vandalized in a single day Sunday at Turning Level USA’s headquarters in Phoenix.

The eight-foot statue close to forty eighth Avenue and Baseline Highway was put in Thursday to commemorate the one-year anniversary of Kirk’s killing.

The statue was found defaced Sunday morning after somebody spray-painted it crimson. A close-by memorial poster in entrance of the statue was additionally coated in crimson paint.

In accordance with The New York Publish, pictures present crimson paint smeared over the statue’s “freedom shirt,” and a frowning face painted on the chest of the statue.

The Phoenix Police Division confirmed officers responded Sunday morning to experiences of vandalism at a memorial. Authorities haven’t mentioned whether or not any suspects have been recognized.

Kirk, a conservative activist, was shot and killed one yr in the past throughout a Turning Level USA occasion at an open-mic occasion at Utah Valley College.

Anybody with data is requested to contact Phoenix police or Silent Witness at 480-WITNESS, per the report.