SANTEE, Calif. – After images surfaced of a shopper at a Santee Vons who was said to be wearing what appeared to be a KKK-style hood, the community has expressed outrage.
On Monday, the San Diego County Sheriff’s Office said the man has not been identified, however, deputies are reviewing surveillance video.
Detectives have been receiving calls after the incident from community members who are concerned about their safety. “There’s no place and no need for people to be acting like that and yes people are fearful,” San Diego County District 2 Supervisor Dianne Jacob told KGTV.
Jacob called the incident “abhorrent” and an act of “blatant racism”. According to KGTV, the Anti-Defamation League denounced the incident and the NAACP San Diego is