LAUREL, Md. — A campaign sign for Democratic Senate nominee Angela Alsobrooks was vandalized with threatening and hateful messages in Prince George's County, and now other candidates in the race are speaking out about it.
Someone wrote 'KKK' on the sign and put a target on Alsobrooks' forehead. The sign is on Laurel-Bowie Road in Laurel, Maryland.
In a statement, her office said they're focusing on her safety right now after the "unsettling incident." They also stated "this sort of hateful threat will not deter Angela or her campaign."
Her opponent, former Maryland Governor Larry Hogan wrote the following statement on X: "Hate, threats of violence, and racism must be condemned in the strongest possible terms. They have no place in Maryland."
The Prince George's County Police Department has informed WUSA9 that the vandalism is under investigation.
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