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Downtown Christopher Columbus statue defaced with red paint sometime overnight

Statues of Columbus and Confederate leaders across the country have been targeted in recent weeks by protesters decrying them as racist monuments.

San Antonio Police say they are investigating after a statue of Christopher Columbus downtown was splashed with red paint sometime overnight, at a time when protesters nationwide are defacing statues they call monuments to racism and genocide. 

No one has been taken into custody for the incident, and SAPD says a work order has been filed to clean up the statue. 

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