Vandal bust windows outside Wisconsin Black Historical Society

An early morning vandal was captured on surveillance cameras smashing the glass to multiple doors and windows at the Wisconsin Black Historical Society Thursday, July 6, 2023.

The obtained surveillance footage from the center shows a woman using a rock to smash the glass.

She broke two doors and a window.

Milwaukee Police Department said it is searching for an unknown suspect in this case.

“She walked across the street, grabbed a rock, came back, turned two garbage cans over and continued to break the glass,” said Clayborn Benson, executive director of the Wisconsin Black Historical Society. “I’m disappointed and want to know what the motivation is, because we have no value other than the history we preserve.”

Benson said he’s never seen the woman before and does not know her motive.

He asked if anyone in the community can identify her, to call police.

The museum is accepting donations to help with the repair expense.