Spokane Police searching for arson suspect who defaced Pride mural

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SPOKANE, Wash. – The Spokane Police Department (SPD) is still searching for an arson suspect who defaced the downtown Pride mural on May 16.

According to the department, there may be a witness with important information on the defacement, which drew and a to fund the repainting of the mural head of Pride Month.

“There may be potential witnesses to this incident who were in the immediate area when the arson fire was started. Spokane Police investigators are asking the public to contact them if you were in the area of Howard and Spokane Falls Boulevard and observed the fire or any activity immediately before or after the fire was started,” the department said.

There have been several high-profile cases of anti-LGBTQ+ and racist vandalism across the Inland Northwest in the past year, including the and


 

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