Delray Beach Pride Mural Vandalized for Third Time

Delray Beach police are searching for the driver of a black pickup truck who twice performed burnouts over the city's LGBTQ Pride mural on June 17, marking the third instance of vandalism since its installation in 2021. Surveillance footage captured the incident at the rainbow-colored intersection, which was funded by the Palm Beach County Human Rights Council and the AIDS Healthcare Foundation. Previous acts of vandalism led to arrests and probation sentences for Alexander Jerich in 2021 and Dylan Brewer in February 2024, both of whom were also ordered to pay restitution and perform community service. The mural features colors representing LGBTQ and transgender communities as well as people of color. Local advocates have denounced the repeated attacks, especially during Pride Month, as deliberate acts of hate. Police are asking the public for help in identifying the latest suspect.