Racial tensions may have led arsonists to torch a police car in Daytona Beach, Florida, on Sunday where a note was found referencing the Black Lives Matter movement, authorities said.
The vehicle had been parked outside a local mosque around 2:30 a.m. when Daytona Beach police suspect that it was intentionally set ablaze.
A handwritten note that police said was found at the scene read: “Black Lives Matter A. Sterling P. Castile F―k the police.”
Black Lives Matter leaders didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.
Alton Sterling and Philando Castile, both black men, died separately by police gunfire recently in Louisiana and Minnesota, respectively. Their deaths sparked outrage and ongoing protests around the country.
Police said the vehicle was unoccupied at the time as it was a “ghost car,” which is meant to be a crime deterrent.
A nearby resident told the Daytona Beach News-Journal that the vehicle had been parked outside the mosque since the shooting last month at a gay nightclub in Orlando, which killed 49 people.
“They move it every now and then but it’s always empty,” said the resident, who didn’t want to be identified.
The State Fire Marshal has taken over the investigation, police said.
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