Police arrest suspect in Prince graffiti case in Aberdeen

Published 10:39 am Wednesday, May 4, 2016

ABERDEEN, S.D. — Aberdeen police have made an arrest in a vandalism case that included spray-painted tags commemorating Prince.

The American News reports that the 49-year-old suspect was identified through surveillance video. It wasn’t clear if formal charges had been filed against the man.

Police say they received 10 reports of vandalism downtown. Among the graffiti was a spray-painted rendering of the late musician’s symbol, with the phrase “RIP Prince.”

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Prince died April 21 in suburban Minneapolis at age 57.