Police say a “Black Lives Matter” street mural in front of Manhattan’s Trump Tower has been vandalized with paint for the second time in a week.
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In the latest incident, two women were arrested around 3 p.m. Saturday after police said they poured black paint on the block-long mural outside Trump Tower on Manhattan’s chic Fifth Avenue. A police department spokesperson said the women’s names and information on possible charges against them weren't immediately available.
Officers found the trio nearby a short time later with blue paint on their hands and clothing, police said. According to the video of the incident, one of them was wearing an “All Lives Matter” shirt as well as other apparel indicating support for President Donald Trump. Next to Gardner's picture was a message written in red marker: “I wasn't killed by a cop. I was killed by a Black person. Where's BLM?”
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