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Story highlights A statue was erected in memory of the Black woman who was shot in her own bed by local police officers. However, the statue has now been smashed and the local police are investigating it as an act of vandalism Weeks after the fatal shooting of a 26-year-old emergency room technician, a sculptor from Oakland was able to finally install a statue of Breonna Taylor. However, within a few weeks, the sculpture of the Black woman has now been smashed from different angles. A statue was erected in memory of the Black woman who was shot in her own bed by local police officers. However...

Police are investigating after a bust of Breonna Taylor installed earlier this month in downtown Oakland was vandalized.

Police investigating after bust of Breonna Taylor vandalized in downtown Oakland

© NBC News Police in Oakland, Calif., are investigating after a bust of Breonna Taylor was found smashed into pieces on Saturday, two weeks after it had been installed.  The ceramic sculpture of the emergency room technician, who was killed by police earlier this year, was featured in downtown Oakland with the phrase “Say Her Name Breonna Taylor.” The Oakland Police Department said it is “aware of the incident regarding the vandalism of a bust honoring Breonna Taylor,” adding that a police report was filed, according to Bay Area public media outlet KQED. ADVERTISEMENT Disappointing ...

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