A Sacramento, California, statue of Charles Swanston, a meatpacking magnate in the 1800s, was vandalized with its head cut off Monday.
The head was discovered next to the statue Tuesday, and authorities have offered a reward of up to $1,000 for information on the incident.
A possible motive for the vandalism has not been found, as opposed to the July 4, 2020, tearing down of a statue of missionary Junipero Serra by protesters at Sacramento’s Capitol. The Serra statue was targeted due to his actions regarding the state’s native people.
“I have no idea why anyone, unless they’re vegetarians and didn’t like meat packers,” would do such a thing, Sacramento City Historian Marcia Eymann told the Associated Press.