A woman living on the north side of Springfield said she is a victim of a hate crime after a swastika was spray painted on the front door of her house and her car was heavily damaged.

Shemeka Mitchell wasn't the only one targeted by vandals. Officers are working on four other cases of similar vandalism in the same neighborhood.

"First of all I had to explain the whole situation to my daughter," said Mitchell.

She said she was shocked to see the amount of damage done to her property.

"She wanted to know why it happened. Why they did it? Why would they do our car like that? Are they going to pay for it? Just so many questions," explained Mitchell.

"It's not okay. “It’s 2018. It's a little ridiculous to see that kind of stuff," said Lisa Cox with Springfield Police.

Police are investigating though it may be difficult to find out who is responsible.

"Our officers take these very seriously. In this situation there may not have been a ton of evidence at the scene other than the pieces of vandalism. A lot of times what officers will do is get as much information as possible about that victim to try and uncover and almost help the victim uncover if there are any specific suspects involved," she said.

Mitchell said her daughter is still shaken.

"She hasn't really been outside today because she doesn't want to go. She's afraid to go," she said.

That was until later Monday afternoon.

The family new to Springfield suddenly had dozens of new friends.

"I think in a town that is so heavily populated by white people it's important to let people of color know that we do care about them. Just because something this ridiculous is going on that doesn't mean that that's an indication of how everybody in the city feels," said Josh Kennedy.

"We need something more proactive. Something that prevents something like this from happening. This group here, this community, you can look around, we're doing this as a community. It's not a black and white thing. It is us coming together as a community trying to figure out how to solve this problem that is literally a conversation across the country," said Ramon Bates, activist with Black Lives Matters.

Joshua Rivera, also an activist with Black Lives Matters said, "We've been getting support from all political lines, from all racial lines. This is not a racial thing. This is not a political thing. This is a humanities thing."

"Brotherly love. Everybody's talking and being nice. Showing support. Everybody's smiling. There's no arguing or anything," said Mitchell as she looked at the group gathered on her lawn.

She said she's overwhelmed at the love and support her new community is showing to her and her family. She believes it will help her daughter better understand what happened.

"It will teach her to be strong and that small things like this don't define who you are and you can grow," she said.

Mitchell said neighbors she's never even met before came over and introduced themselves.

The local activists that gathered at her house went door to door to talk to neighbors to bring about awareness.

Police say they will continue to investigate this and the other similar vandalism cases in this neighborhood.

The Springfield Branch of the NAACP is also showing their support for the Mitchell family.