MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Police are trying to find whoever spray-painted a message calling for justice for a black man killed by a St. Louis police officer on the Wisconsin Law Enforcement Memorial outside the state Capitol.
The state Department of Justice issued a news release Wednesday saying someone spray-painted “#Justice4AnthonySmith” on the memorial Saturday.
Jason Stockley, who is white, shot and killed Anthony Smith in 2011. A judge acquitted Stockley of first-degree murder on Friday, prompting protests.
The Wisconsin Capitol Police are investigating the graffiti. Attorney General Brad Schimel called the perpetrator a “coward” in the DOJ news release.
The memorial lists the names of 273 police officers killed in the line of duty.
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