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Outrage mounts over ‘vile’ vandalism of 9/11 memorial in New York City

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Zimmermann, D. (2026, October 28). Outrage mounts over ‘vile’ vandalism of 9/11 memorial in New York City. Washington Examiner. https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/4782828/outrage-vandalism-9-11-memorial-new-york-city/

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Politicians and Republican candidates are voicing outrage over an act of vandalism at the 9/11 Memorial and Museum in New York City. On Monday, Jonathan Tijerina, age 31, was arrested for spray-painting red graffiti on a section of the memorial that lists victims’ names; he allegedly used the name of his anti-gun website, juststopkillingkids.com. The incident gained widespread attention on social media by Wednesday.

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Jonathan Tijerina, a 31-year-old gun control activist, was arrested for desecrating the 9/11 Memorial in Manhattan with red spray paint on October 26, 2026. Tijerina filmed himself spraying the name of his anti-gun website, "Juststopkillingkids.com," onto the North Tower reflecting pool at Ground Zero, a site dedicated to honoring victims of the September 11, 2001 attacks. The NYPD reported that removing the graffiti cost over $2,500 in damages. Tijerina shared footage of his actions on Instagram and faced significant backlash online after the incident was publicized. He has been charged with criminal mischief and making graffiti and claims he was performing a political stunt to draw attention to gun control issues.

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Jonathan Tijerina, 31, was arrested on charges of criminal mischief and making graffiti for spray-painting the name of his anti-gun website, juststopkillingkids.com, on the part of the memorial that featured victims’ names.

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2026-10-29 · Washington Examiner

Outrage mounts over ‘vile’ vandalism of 9/11 memorial in New York City · mixed framing

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Several politicians and candidates, mostly Republicans, expressed their outrage after a man allegedly vandalized the 9/11 Memorial and Museum in New York City by spraying red paint on the landmark earlier this week. uncertain

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The incident occurred on Monday, but it didn’t widely gain traction on social media until Wednesday. asserted

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