Overview

• Officers responding at around 3 a.m. Tuesday found ‘Death to the IDF’ scrawled on Westmoreland Avenue and several vehicles deliberately set ablaze.
• The Clayton Police Department classified the actions as a hate crime and requested support from the FBI and St. Louis Regional Bomb and Arson Unit.
• Investigators believe a Clayton resident was specifically targeted, though no injuries were reported and officials see no ongoing threat.
• Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon described the fires as car bombings and pledged federal action to hold those responsible accountable.
• Mayor Bridget McAndrew and the Jewish Federation of St. Louis condemned the attack as a hateful act of intimidation against the Jewish community.