Breonna Taylor sculpture smashed by vandals in California

A sculpture honouring Breonna Taylor was smashed by vandals in California over the weekend, in an incident now being investigated by police.

The memorial bust of the police shooting victim was installed in Latham Square in downtown Oakland just two weeks ago, but had large chunks broken off it sometime on Saturday according to local reports.

Artist Leo Carson, who sculpted the bust, told ABC7 News: “At first I was stunned and shocked and hurt and angry. Just a whole bunch of emotions.”

“It felt like I was personally attacked and also they attacked Breonna Taylor and the BLM movement.”