Overview

• Police spotted 19-year-old Lester Bamacajeronimo actively defacing the installation just before 12:30 p.m. on June 17 and arrested him after a brief foot chase.
• The display covers nearly an acre on Twin Peaks and uses 175 pink tarps erected each year by hundreds of volunteers since 1995.
• Originally forced on gay men in Nazi concentration camps, the pink triangle was reclaimed by the LGBTQ+ community as a symbol of remembrance, resistance and unity.
• San Francisco officials condemned the vandalism as unacceptable and expressed solidarity with the LGBTQ+ community during Pride Month.
• Authorities seized tools used in the defacement and said the investigation remains active with charges against the suspect pending.