Unknown vandals have defaced a mural honoring the victims of last month's synagogue shooting in Pittsburgh.
The incident took place over the weekend. Authorities said the mural at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, was vandalized with a swastika.
"The swastika was painted over a Star of David honoring the eleven people who died in the shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue," local media reported.
According to NPR, Duke University President Vincent Price plans to meet with campus leaders, the local Jewish community and public officials to discuss ways to "confront the scourge of anti-Semitism through education and activism."
"That such a craven and cowardly act of vandalism – a desecration of a memorial to individuals who were killed because they were Jewish and practicing their faith – should happen anywhere is extremely distressing. That it should occur in such a visible, public location at Duke should be a matter of grave concern to us all," Price said in a statement.
He said the school would increase security at its Jewish student center as well, adding that security cameras will be installed near the area where the incident took place, as it "has unfortunately become a focus of attention for those who seek to promote hatred and intimidation."
