In Fucking Minnesota, of all places…..

Star Tribune: Black family in Delano moving after new home burglarized, scarred by racist graffiti
“Next time it’s going to be fire,” read a note left at the house, the home’s builder said.

What the family had thought was their dream home when they bought it in December was now painted with racial slurs and swastikas — both inside and out. “Get out” was spray-painted on an exterior wall. The vandals left a note, too: “Next time it’s going to be fire.”

The Delano home of Latanza Douglas, her husband and their three foster children was burglarized and vandalized Sunday evening. Along with the threatening messages, several electronic gaming systems were stolen, according to the Wright County Sheriff’s Office.

Chief Sheriff’s Deputy Todd Hoffman said the slurs included racially offensive symbols that he declined to describe. The case also could be investigated by federal authorities if the vandalism can be classified as a hate crime, he added.

Now the black family is packing up the multilevel house in the 200 block of 2nd Street SW., ready to move to a community where they can feel more accepted, said Naresh Uppal, whose company built the home and will buy it back from them as they try to start fresh.

“They are packing right now,” Uppal said Thursday afternoon. “They’re having to move and basically start all over again. Which is very, very sad. They weren’t even there for three months.”

Uppal, who is acting as a spokesman for the family, which has requested privacy, has started a GoFundMe campaign on their behalf. He said the couple moved into the home in December with the foster children he described as “at risk.” The children range in age from 9 to 12; two of them are black and the other white.

He said the money raised online at http://tinyurl.com/zmuuvtf “will be used to alleviate costs associated with moving, as the family no longer feels safe in their home.” The family also has expenses to cover replacing damaged items. More than $9,800 has been pledged as of late Thursday afternoon toward a goal of $25,000.

Uppal, who runs Advanced Home Inc., said the family came home to find the slurs and a swastika spray-painted on interior and exterior walls, items stolen or damaged, and trash thrown around. TVs, a new couch and family photos were also spray-painted, said Uppal, who also had rented to Latanza Douglas for many years.

“These kids don’t cause any trouble in school or anything like that,” Uppal said. “The kids are shocked. It’s unfortunate that this is the world we live in.”