On Oct. 10, a woman driving past American University’s Glover Gate on Massachusetts Avenue rolled down her car window.

“Yeah! Free Palestine!” she shouted. Several other drivers honked their horns in response.

Graffiti in red spray paint was found on Glover Gate on the morning of Oct. 10.

The gate’s two stone walls, inscribed to read “The American University,” were vandalized, with the word “genocide” over “American.” “Free Palestine” was left on the sidewalk below one of the walls, and “Divest Now” was written above the side of the wall that denoted the school’s address. A red triangle, a symbol used by some pro-Palestinian protestors, was painted beneath one of the graffiti on the gates.

The act came three days after the one year anniversary of the latest Israel-Hamas war.

Around 9 a.m., school property service workers had covered the graffiti on the two walls with canvas. Other workers were cleaning the messages from the sidewalk.

In a statement to the Eagle, University Vice President and Chief Communications Officer Matt Bennett said, “We are investigating the graffiti on AU’s Glover Gate. Anyone found responsible for this crime will be held accountable. If you have information about the graffiti, please contact AUPD at 202-885-2999.”