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Breonna Taylor sculpture vandalized in Oakland, Calif. By KGO staff | December 28, 2020 at 1:12 PM CST - Updated December 29 at 1:07 AM OAKLAND, Calif. (KGO) - Police are investigating after a bust of Breonna Taylor installed earlier this month was vandalized. The ceramic bust is displayed in downtown Oakland with the phrase, “Say her name Breonna Taylor.” Police say a report was filed, and they are now investigating the vandalism. The artist, Leo Carson, said he intends to repair the sculpture as soon as possible. He says the vandalism felt like an attack on Taylor and the Blac...

Attorney Offers To Fund Restoration Of Smashed Breonna Taylor Sculpture Bay City News Service FacebookTwitterEmail A GoFundMe was created to help repair a statue of Breonna Taylor in Oakland's Latham Square.GoFundMe OAKLAND (BCN) Attorney Joe Cotchett said Sunday night that he and his Burlingame law firm Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy, LLP, will fund the restoration of the Breonna Taylor sculpture located in Latham Square in downtown Oakland. The ceramic bust, which was installed on Dec. 12, was found smashed to pieces on Saturday. "It's scandalous and outrageous that anybody would do such a thin...

New Breonna Taylor bust smashed in Oakland Updated on: December 28, 2020 / 6:34 AM / CBS News Tyler Perry donates $100,000 to Breonna Taylor's boyfriend Oakland police are investigating an act of vandalism that left a ceramic bust of Breonna Taylor severely damaged, CBS SF BayArea reports .The bust was installed two weeks ago in Latham Square near City Hall by Leo Carson, a sculptor who was working as a food server before the COVID-19 crisis caused restrictions to the restaurant industry. "Looks like they hit it with a baseball bat along the back," said Carson, who doesn't believe th...

© Blavity, Inc., 2020 A crowd of protesters gather near the Breonna Taylor memorial in Jefferson Square Park on October 2, 2020 in Louisville, Kentucky. / Photo Credit: Getty Images Breonna Taylor Bust Installed In Oakland Two Weeks Ago Damaged In Apparent Act Of Vandalism "I hope that it will inspire solidarity and that we can rebuild this, you know, even stronger than it was before," the sculptor said. December 28, 2020 at 6:34 pm A ceramic bust of Breonna Taylor, which was installed near Oakland's City Hall two weeks ago by a sculptor named Leo Carson, has been destroyed, CBS News report...

The ceramic bust is displayed in downtown Oakland with the phrase "Say Her Name Breonna Taylor." Police say a report was filed and they are now investigating the vandalism. Disappointing to see the #BreonnaTaylor statue in downtown Oakland vandalized. It was installed just 2 weeks ago. @oaklandpoliceca are aware & are investigating. pic.twitter.com/0rNPiPLTSI— Dion Lim (@DionLimTV) December 27, 2020 The artist, Leo Carson, said he intends to repair the sculpture as soon as possible. In an interview with ABC7, Carson said the vandalism felt like an attack on Taylor and the Black Lives Matter...