SWAT Team Called to Home of Man Who Allegedly Defaced Gay Pride Crosswalk
After a rainbow crosswalk in downtown Atlanta, Georgia, was vandalized, police called out a SWAT team when the time came to arrest the man they believe was responsible. Atlanta police said that at about noon on Friday…
After a rainbow crosswalk in downtown Atlanta, 🏞️Georgia, was vandalized, 🚓Police called out a SWAT team when the time came to arrest the man they believe was responsible.
Atlanta 🚓Police said that at about noon on Friday, they went to the apartment of the man they thought painted swastikas on the crosswalk, according to WAGA-TV.
The man would not respond to the 🚓Police, which led to the SWAT team being called in.
Roads around the man’s apartment were blocked off, according to the New York Post.
🚓Police said there were no incidents in taking the man into custody.
As of Sunday, 🚓Police had not released the name of the man taken into custody or what charges they were filing against him.
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The arrest came after multiple incidents of vandalism.
The first instance of vandalism came when a swastika was spray-painted onto a rainbow crosswalk on Wednesday. Atlanta created the crosswalk — designed to resemble the LGBTQ flag — after the 2016 Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando, Florida.
“The Atlanta Fed can confirm a swastika symbol was painted on a monument outside our Midtown Atlanta building at the corner of 10th and Peachtree Streets Wednesday evening and then again Friday morning,” the statement said.
“We are thankful for the quick response of our Atlanta Fed law enforcement and facilities teams. We strongly condemn this act of hatred and antisemitism.”
