Officials investigate vandalism at state house, suspicious package on Boston Common

White and black paint splashed and scrawled across the Massachusetts State House early Wednesday morning brought dozens of state local and federal agents to Beacon Hill and Boston Common State police declared that at around Wednesday morning a suspect poured white paint on the gate and spray painted the stone columns at the state house one of the words appeared to be divest Sources informed News a park ranger chased the suspect who left footprints in the white paint and state police stated the suspect ran across the Common As authorities investigated the vandalism state police disclosed they received statement of a suspicious package on the Common that may have been abandoned by the suspect which from a distance appeared to be a long silver cylinder of specific sort FBI agents various is hazmat suits took paint samples and worked on computers under tents on the Common for hours Wednesday Governor Maura Healey condemned the vandalism and praised the thorough analysis I think it s normal curriculum for this kind of development Healey commented And I ll leave it to law enforcement to speak to that But I appreciate that both state and local law enforcement are inspecting this Hours later investigators left and cleanup crews sprayed the paint away restoring the scene less than hours after it was vandalized