Crime & Safety
Artists clean vandalized Salt Lake City mural
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SALT LAKE CITY – A Salt Lake City mural was vandalized Mother’s Day weekend.
According to officials, the mural of Chad Michael Breinholt, a man who was shot and killed by West Valley police back in 2019 has been vandalized. Officials tell ABC4 the mural was vandalized Saturday and it is unknown why and by who.
According to community members as soon as the defaced mural was discovered, anonymous artists quickly jumped to the rescue and fixed up the painting before Mother’s Day.
“There are some really terrible people out there to do something so horrible and heartbreaking. But I want to bring attention to the wonderful, anonymous artists who quickly fixed it and especially before Mother’s Day,” shares Susan Neese, the mother of Breinholt. “The artists have worked hard to maintain them and the community support is very much appreciated.”
Breinholt’s mural located on 800 south and 300 west was the only know mural to be vandalized according to sources.
The series was created by an anonymous group of local artists back in June 2020.
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