Days after the city announced the contractor hired to remove four Confederate monuments in New Orleans quit due to death threats, authorities are investigating after a Lamborghini was found burned Tuesday morning at the contracting business.

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Days after the city announced the contractor hired to remove four Confederate monuments in New Orleans quit due to death threats, authorities are investigating after a Lamborghini was found burned Tuesday morning at the contracting business.The discovery was made in the parking lot of H&O Investments in Baton Rouge. The company belongs to David Mahler, who is a contractor for the city of New Orleans. Watch report hereMahler was initially hired to perform the work to remove the four Confederate monuments in the city, which include Robert E. Lee monument, at Lee Circle, the Gen. P.G.T. Beauregard statue, at City Park, the Jefferson Davis monument, in Mid-City and the Liberty Monument, in the CBD.. Related: City attorneys say general contractor quit after death threatsDuring a hearing Thursday, city attorneys said Mahler's company had received harassing phone calls and death threats related to the removal of the monuments. They said Mahler decided to remove himself from the removal process.WDSU reporter Travers Mackel spoke to Mahler's attorney about the burned-out vehicle. He said the Lamborghini, valued at over $200,000, was unrecognizable when it was found in the parking lot after it was left there overnight. Video: Groups seek federal action in lawsuit against city on Confederate monumentsMahler's attorney said the Baton Rouge Fire Department was notified about the incident. He said while the investigation has only begun, the discovery of the burned out vehicle is "extremely suspicious" in light of the city's announcement that Mahler quit the Confederate monument removal project.Slideshow: Timeline of the Confederate monuments discussion in New OrleansWDSU has not received any information about the incident from BRFD. Mahler's attorney believes Tuesday's incident "could be connected" to the death threats given the timing of last week's court hearing.Mahler's attorney said while the contractor decided he no longer wanted to participate in the monument's removal, his company is still working with the city on other projects.Stay with WDSU-TV and WDSU.com on this developing story.