Arlington police investigate ‘whites only’ graffiti at Martin High

Police and school officials were investigating racist and anti-transgender graffiti discovered Tuesday morning at Martin High School.

One photo of the graffiti, tweeted by the Arlington NAACP chapter, showed “whites only” spray-painted above a water fountain.

On another part of the school, a door was spray-painted with the words “trans only,” said Leslie Johnston, an Arlington school district spokeswoman.

Lt. Chris Cook, a police spokesman, said the graffiti contained “several disturbing racial and gender overtones.”

“There is some indication that would suggest the offenders may have come from a rival high school,” Cook said.

The graffiti, on the northwest corner of the school near the gym and on the football field, was removed later in the day.

Police were reviewing surveillance video and interviewing witnesses Wednesday afternoon.

Ryan Osborne

This story was originally published May 25, 2016 at 5:43 PM with the headline "Arlington police investigate ‘whites only’ graffiti at Martin High."