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Rochester Police Release Video of Suspect Spray Painting Racial Slur on University Ave. Store

Rochester Police are asking for the public's help to track down a suspect who spray painted a racial slur on the wall of the Corner Store in University Avenue last week.

Police have released a security video ( below ) showing what appeared to be a white young man or teen wearing a hoodie committing the act of vandalism.

The suspect spray painted a racial slur aimed at people of Arab or Muslim descent on the outside wall of the store.

The co-owner of the Corner Store, Ahmen Saleh, is from Yemen and has lived in Rochester for about 20 years. 

Police are asking anyone with information to call 9-1-1 or Crime Stoppers at 423-9300.

Beth Adams joined WXXI as host of Morning Edition in 2012 after a more than two-decade radio career. She was the longtime host of the WHAM Morning News in Rochester. Her career also took her from radio stations in Elmira, New York, to Miami, Florida.