Omar Fateh campaign says Minneapolis office was vandalized

Vandalism at Omar Fateh's campaign office

Sen. Omar Fateh's campaign office in Minneapolis was vandalized. FOX 9's Soyoung Kim has the story.

MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - The campaign for Minneapolis Mayoral Candidate Omar Fateh says it filed a police report after their campaign office was vandalized this week.

Fateh's campaign office vandalized

What they're saying:

Fateh's campaign team says they found a message outside their building that reads, "Somali Muslim — this is no joke." The campaign says it filed a police report on Wednesday.

Fateh's campaign says this is the latest incident of hate speech it has received. In a statement, Fateh's team says: "Our campaign will not be deterred by hate speech and vandalism. We will not back down to Islamaphobia. I will not be bullied or intimidated."

Dig deeper:

Fateh, who is a Minnesota state senator, is running for mayor of Minneapolis against incumbent Mayor Jacob Frey this year.

Fateh was initially endorsed by the Minneapolis DFL but the Minnesota DFL revoked the endorsement after Frey challenged the endorsement following a chaotic DFL convention. The Minneapolis DFL did ask the Minnesota DFL to reinstate his endorsement. A hearing for the Minneapolis DFL's appeal will be held Sept. 29.

Frey responds to vandalism

The other side:

Minneapolis Mayor Frey said the following in a statement to FOX 9 about the vandalism: "I spoke with Senator Fateh yesterday and made it clear that my office, MPD, and our administration all stand ready to help. City staff went out this morning to scrub the vandalism from the building. Acts of Islamophobia and hate against any religion or ethnicity have no place in Minneapolis."

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