In the early morning hours of October 9,
2011, the Southampton Baptist Church located at 7521 Comanche Drive in Richmond
was vandalized by an unknown person or persons who had spray painted racist and
anti-Semitic graffiti and disturbing images on the exteriors walls of the
church.
This incident is being investigated by
the City of Richmond Police Department as a destruction of property crime; and
by the Richmond Division of the FBI as a potential hate crime due to the sheer
volume of profane religious and racial graffiti discovered on the church.
As both agencies continue to develop
leads in this case, a reward of up to $2,500 is being offered for information
that would assist investigators in the identification and subsequent
prosecution of those responsible for these crimes.
Investigators urge anyone with
information to call the Richmond Division of the FBI at (804) 261-1044 or the
Richmond Crime Stoppers tip line at (804) 780-1000.
Photos of the graffiti are below; please
be advised that some contain profanity and/or depict violence.
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