UPDATE: The skate park reopened Friday evening, according to Ann Arbor Parks and Recreation.

ANN ARBOR, MI - Racial slurs were found painted at the Veteran's Memorial Park skate park Friday, Aug. 18 in Ann Arbor, police say.

About 15 swastikas and slurs were found at about 8 a.m. Friday in green spray paint on rocks and around the skate park, 2150 Jackson Ave., said Detective Lt. Matthew Lige.

The graffiti included scrawls such as "free USA" and "Jews die."

Ann Arbor Police are on scene investigating, he said.

The skate park is closed, but Vet's park and pool remain open, according to the city. Ann ARbor Public Works crews will restore the defaced areas of the skate park as soon as Ann Arbor Police complete their investigation.

There is no suspect information at this time, Lige said. There is a $500 reward for any information on possible suspects.

Anyone with information regarding this incident is encouraged to contact the Ann Arbor Police Department tipline at 734-794-6939 or email tips@a2gov.org.

Meantime, Ann Arbor police will increase patrols around the park and ask anyone to report any suspicious activity in or around city parks.

Ann Arbor officials have released statements condemning the graffiti.

"Hate speech goes against the moral fiber of the Ann Arbor community," said Mayor Christopher Taylor. "Any speech that advances racism, religious oppression, sexism, homophobia, transphobia or bigotry does not belong in Ann Arbor."

City Administrator Howard Lazarus said Ann Arbor will remain an inclusive city for everyone and won't stand for acts of discrimination or defacing public property with messages of hate.

The city will pursue and prosecute the suspects, he said.

Tom Hohmann of Ann Arbor came down to the park Friday morning with his sons to skate and saw police tape and graffiti, most of which has been covered.

He said he believes the majority of people in the area do not share the sentiment of the slurs.

"It's an interesting time right now with these people feeling a little bit energized by the presidency," he said. "It's not fun to see. Maybe it'll galvanize people to remember the underlying hatred that still is around in this country."

Jimmy White Bull, an Ann Arbor skater and member of the Lakota Nation, was at the park Friday afternoon among a half dozen other skaters.

"It's childish," he said of the graffiti. "It's got to be someone who is spiritually disconnected. They're probably not even from here."

Marrianne Hall manages a nearby apartment complex. She said her 41-year-old son walks the park every morning. He told her this morning about the graffiti.

"It's horrifying," she said. "We love this park."

Her message for the perpetrators: "Shame on you."

This is the second time in the past two weeks there's been racial slurs scrawled in Ann Arbor.

On Aug. 8, officials at Concordia University in Ann Arbor found lewd images and the N-word on the track in spray paint.

Police said Thursday they have two suspects in that case.

Reporter John Counts contributed to this story.