A memorial cemetery that had been set up at Simonhoff Park to honor lives lost to the coronavirus has been vandalized, a Florida legislator said Friday.
Congresswoman Frederica Wilson, who represents Florida's 24th District, said that passersby had been "disappointed and appalled by the destruction of a place that has become sacred to members of the community, particularly those who are still mourning the loss of their loved ones."
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The Miami park is located at 1850 Northwest 54th Street. Congresswoman Wilson said there were already people "currently helping to re-erect the tombstones."
Pictures showed a field of white poster board "tombstones," several of which appeared to have been knocked to the ground.
