KAYSVILLE, Utah (AP) —Kaysville police are investigating a possible hate crime after a rainbow pride flag was burned and a note targeting the LGBTQ community was left behind.
A Kaysville homeowner told police early Thursday morning that a flag was cut from a flagpole and set on fire in the street, KSL NewsRadio reported.
“We have a lot of people that are part of the LGBTQ community, and it’s hard to see other people’s property being destroyed for having different beliefs from someone else’s,” said police officer Lexi Benson.
It comes after a video showing a Ridgeline High School student cutting down a pride flag during gained widespread attention online in April. Last year, two Kearns High School football players were suspended for posting a video of someone burning a pride flag.
