FBI investigating arson, 'Vote Trump' tag at black church
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The FBI has opened a civil rights investigation into the arson and vandalism of an African-American church in Mississippi, where "Vote Trump" was spray-painted on an outside wall.
Greenville Mayor Errick Simmons called the fire and graffiti a "heinous, hateful, cowardly act."
The fire blackened the sanctuary's pews, pulpit and walls, but the shell of the church is still standing.
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Fire Chief Ruben Brown Sr. estimated that it was 80 percent destroyed. He says authorities are offering an $11,000 reward for information leading to arrest and conviction of whoever did it.