Really? Vandal or vandals damage mural in Columbia park

Juveniles suspected by police

From The State this morning:

Yeah, we don’t get it.

“The mural was apparently damaged Sunday night. Columbia police have watched surveillance video from the parking lot, but so far no arrests have been made.

Park workers removed the graffiti Monday and Tuesday. However, the chemicals used also marred parts of the painting.

“’They did a decent job of getting the tag (graffiti) off, but it did some damage to the paint on the mural,’ said Lee Snelgrove, executive director of One Columbia for Arts and Culture. ‘It will require (the artist) to come back and touch up the areas.’”

Read the full story here. (Subscription might be required.) The mural in question is in Riverfront Park along the flood-damaged Columbia Canal.