Intruders broke into the June 4th Massacre Memorial Museum in El Monte, a city in Los Angeles County, California, and vandalized exhibits early on May 31, just days before the anniversary of the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre.
El Monte police retrieved surveillance footage and spent that morning inside the museum collecting evidence. A preliminary investigation revealed that unidentified persons had entered the premises around 12:10 a.m.
Damaged items included a shirt worn by a participant in the 1989 pro-democracy movement, Chinese- and English-language historical newspapers, a calligraphy exhibit, and June 4-themed T-shirts. The entrance counter, parts of the walls, and many display cases and a wall were sprayed with brownish-yellow paint….
June 4 Museum in California Vandalized Days Before Tiananmen Massacre Anniversary
