





Boston police have arrested a suspect after witnesses claimed to see a person throw a rock at Boston’s Holocaust Memorial, which shattered a pane of glass on Monday night, according to WHDH.

#BREAKING: BPD confirms person now in custody for vandalizing Boston's Holocaust Memorial downtown. Witness says a rock was thrown. #7News pic.twitter.com/fsnhP34Wl1 — Justin Dougherty (@DoughertyJC) August 14, 2017

Monday’s attack marks the second time the memorial has been vandalized in 2017, reports WHDH.

Boston Mayor Marty Walsh (D) responded to the attack on Twitter, writing: “Today & every day Boston stands up against hate. I’m saddened to see such a despicable action in this great city. Thankful to public and @bostonpolice for quick arrest of the person responsible for vandalizing Holocaust Memorial.”







Today & every day Boston stands up against hate. I'm saddened to see such a despicable action in this great city. (1/2) — Mayor Marty Walsh (@marty_walsh) August 15, 2017

Thankful to public and @bostonpolice for quick arrest of the person responsible for vandalizing Holocaust Memorial. (2/2) — Mayor Marty Walsh (@marty_walsh) August 15, 2017

The Hill notes: “The memorial was erected in 1995 and contains six glass towers, representing the six million Jews who were killed and the six years of the Holocaust.”