Birmingham police are investigating after more than a half dozen parked vehicles were tagged with spray paint outside the Birmingham Public Library and other areas, including near the 2121 building on Reverend Abraham Woods Jr Boulevard.

The incident appears to have happened shortly after 2:30 p.m. Six vehicles were painted on Seventh Avenue North between 21st and 22nd streets.

Police said at least seven more were damaged in surrounding areas, as well as some poles. The vandalism was done with black spray paint, but there was no clear message.

The paint was on the cars, windshields and taillights.

The crime was apparently caught on surveillance cameras and police said a black male suspect is detained.

This story will be updated as more information becomes available.

(CORRECTION: Originally, police stated the detained suspect was white. They later corrected to say the suspect is black.)