A case of vandalism in southeastern Kentucky is being investigated as a hate crime.
Someone vandalized a sign outside the Laurel County African American Heritage Center in London by spray-painting K-K-K and 1488, which is a code sometimes used by white supremacists.
Detective Sergeant Gary Proffitt with the London Police Department says the community is shocked and disturbed by the crime.
"I've been a police officer for 16 years, and something at this level is something that I have not seen," Proffitt told WKU Public Radio.
The center's CEO, Wayne Riley, opened the building in 2004 in an abandoned church he attended as a youth and said he will not be intimidated by the crime.
City police say they're investigating the vandalism as a hate crime, with help from the FBI.