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Jonathan Tijerina was arrested and charged with criminal mischief and making graffiti after spray-painting 'juststopkillingkids.com' in red paint on the 9/11 Memorial at the World Trade Center site. The act, which occurred on October 26, 2026, was captured in a video Tijerina posted to Instagram, and was witnessed by a 16-year-old visitor, Ed Duffy, who reported it to authorities. The 9/11 Memorial honors the 2,983 victims of the September 11, 2001 and February 26, 1993 terrorist attacks.
Security and law enforcement responded quickly, and the affected area was restored the same day, according to a spokesperson for the 9/11 Memorial and Museum. Tijerina, 31, is associated with the group 'Just Stop Killing Kids,' which advocates for universal background checks and a national gun registry. The vandalism was condemned as a desecration of a sacred site of reflection and remembrance.
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