Overview

• Police arrested a 35-year-old suspect after he used a boom lift to damage the 'Angel of Harmony' statue outside the Cathedral Basilica in St. Louis.
• The statue, depicting a Black angel protecting three multicultural children, was installed in 1999 and features over 100 wind chimes on its wings.
• Part of one of the children and the wings of the statue were broken, and church leaders hope it can be restored.
• The suspect also fired a gunshot at a parked car before being apprehended by police with the help of a police dog.
• St. Louis Archbishop Mitchell Rozanski emphasized the statue's significance as a symbol of unity and expressed hope for its restoration.