Black family targeted with hateful graffiti

CLARK COUNTY, Wash. – A black Clark County family discovered KKK references, swastikas and racial slurs spray painted around their home and in their neighborhood Saturday morning.

“When I seen it on my driveway with an arrow pointing towards our house with the n-word, I kind of got really offended because I took it really personal,” said Holli Scott, whose family is the only black one in the neighborhood, located near the intersection of Northeast 44th Avenue and Northeast 39th Street.

The name of her 16-year-old daughter, Shamerica, was also spray painted in the middle of the street with a reference to a racial slur.

Scott believes the hateful graffiti was done in retaliation after the family went to her daughter’s principal at Fort Vancouver High School to report a letter from another student that contained racist language.

“I'm mad that the world is still like it is,” Scott said. “That was back in the 60s, 70s and 80s. It's time for a change."

Her neighbors, who got tagged as well with some of the graffiti, are supportive of the family.

"It makes me sad that there are kids still out there that like to do this," said neighbor Rick LaFountain.

Investigators were still looking for the culprits. A Clark County sheriff’s investigator told KATU the graffiti was likely directed at the teen and is probably someone who knows her.

The person responsible could face criminal mischief charges and possibly more if the graffiti is considered a hate crime.