LOGANVILLE, Ga. -

A memorial sign outside a Loganville business honoring Charlie Kirk was defaced with spray paint, sparking a swift response from local law enforcement and the community.

What we know:

Loganville Police Chief Dick Lowry said officers discovered early Monday that the sign at Tire Dock on Highway 78 near Main Street had been vandalized. The sign, often used to post "In Loving Memory" messages, had displayed a tribute reading "In loving memory of Charlie Kirk" at the time.

According to police, someone spray-painted the words "Racist" and "SYBAU" — an abbreviation for "shut your b---- a-- up" — across the sign.

After learning of the damage, officers with the Loganville Police Department and deputies from the Walton County Sheriff’s Office joined city leaders to clean the

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