A statue of Black baseball pioneer Jackie Robinson that was stolen last Thursday from a complex of athletic fields in Wichita, Kansas was found broken apart and set afire in a trash can in a different park on the other side of town, CNN reports. City officials said the statue does not appear salvageable, but they vowed to have a replacement in place as soon as possible.
A surveillance video released by police last week showed two people knocking down the statue at McAdams Park, where the fields and facilities are named after prominent Black figures in the city’s history. After the pair knock the statue over, a pickup truck enters view and the pair put the statue in the truck’s bed before driving off.