Overview
- A photographer discovered the markings around 4 p.m. Sunday at Ohlsdorf Cemetery and alerted police.
- The graffiti consisted of orange swastikas sprayed over the names and life dates on the grave plate, with four symbols reported.
- Officers secured traces at the scene and then covered the Nazi symbols with paint.
- The Staatsschutz has taken over the investigation, and authorities have not identified suspects or established a motive.
- Police note a near-identical defacement of the same grave in December 2023 using the same color.