Check out what vandals did to Houston’s Christopher Columbus statue amid the Confederate statue outrage

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The Christopher Columbus statue in Montrose’s Bell Park was vandalized overnight.

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The statue was found dripping with red paint between midnight and 2:00 a.m. Friday morning. Authorities believe someone dumped the paint onto the statue.

The statue has been in the park since 1992 when the Italian-American Organizations of Greater Houston donated it to the city.

The vandalism comes amid the uproar over Confederate statues across the United States.

A local group asked the Houston City Council Monday to remove a Confederate statue called “The Spirit of the Confederacy” in Sam Houston Park. As a result of the request, the city has begun compiling an inventory of the city’s Confederate statues so that proper recommendations can be made about what to do with them.

While Christopher Columbus predates the Confederacy by nearly 400 years, his actions toward native populations have made him a controversial figure in recent years. Boston’s Christopher Columbus statue was similarly vandalized Monday with red paint.

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Houston police are currently investigating the incident in Bell Park. There are no suspects at this time.

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