In yesterday's EUR we reported that a noose was discovered around the neck of a bronze statue of late rapper Tupac Shakur, which sits in the Peace Garden inside of the Tupac Amaru Shakur Center for the Arts in Stone Mountain, Georgia.
That information came to us directly from the center itself via a news release. However, DeKalb County police who are investigating that incident and others, is now disputing the center's claim.
The news release described a series of vandalism "attacks" officials said occurred at the center, including a "noose" that was tied around the neck of Shakur's statue.
The statement also said that two incidents were being investigated as hate crimes.
"Hate comes in all colors and genders therefore we will use this act of hate and ignorance to bring our community together and to pray for the healing of those who harbor such feelings," Shakur's mother and the center's founder, Afeni Shakur, said in the news release.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution quoted Marcus Hodge, a DeKalb County police spokesman as saying there was no noose around Shakur's neck, but rather an orange nylon string with a wooden cross attached.
When the paper spoke with the center's spokeswoman, Versa Manos she said she was standing by the press release.
"That was the information that was given to me from the folks at the center."
According to Hodge, the first incident was reported early Saturday. He said underwear had been put on the head of the statue, and the orange string was around its neck. Also, stickers had been placed on the statue and on nearby walls.
Two days later, around 3 a.m., police responded to a suspicious-person call at the center.
A 37-year-old man told police he was there "because he wanted to talk to Tupac," Hodge said.
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