NORTH ATTLEBORO, MASS. (WHDH) - North Attleboro police are investigating a car keying in town as a hate crime, officials said.
Authorities said that the letters ‘KKK’ were keyed into Byron Lomax’s car on Monday in Fashion Crossing, police said.
“KKK, I’m like come on this is 2020, it didn’t make any sense for this with the racism,” Lomax said.
A neighbor’s surveillance camera captured someone walking around their Plainville apartment complex early Monday morning. Though the video is dark, the person can be seen walking up and kneeling down by several parked cars.
A short time later, the individual drives away in a red car.
Another victim, who did not wish to be identified, said her wife called her to say their Jeep had been targeted too.
“We were getting out of the car and my daughter said, ‘Oh Mommy look,” she said. “I was sad to have to tell my child that this is the world we live in I feel like I robbed her of some of her innocence.”
In neighboring North Attleboro, similar acts of vandalism have been reported.
On Sunday, teen Abi Rajadurai was leaving for work when she noticed “KKK” scratched on the side of her van.
“I started crying I think it was sort of a feeling of violation and I just felt very uncomfortable,” she said.
Her father Angelo added, “we didn’t know if she was targeted.”
An officer confirmed that the incident is being investigated as a hate crime on Thursday.
No additional information was immediately released.
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