Officials investigating potential hate crime outside Museum of African American History in Boston

Boston Police and the National Parks Service are investigating an incident outside the Museum of African American History on Beacon Hill as a hate crime.

Investigators claimed around 8 a.m. Wednesday morning, an employee of the museum noticed a package at their front door opened. The materials inside were found scattered and burnt in an alleyway nearby.

Boston police released a photo of a suspect believed to be connected.

Thursday, they said, “The suspect is described as an older white male, observed wearing a gray ‘Stowe VT Vermont’ crewneck sweatshirt, blue jeans, blue sneakers, and a dark colored baseball cap as well as a camouflage-style Bruins baseball cap. The suspect was also observed wearing earbuds with a device clipped to the front of his sweatshirt.”…

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