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 mentioned 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 advised News a park ranger chased the suspect who left footprints in the white paint and state police commented the suspect ran across the Common As leaders investigated the vandalism state police revealed they received review 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 several sort FBI agents selected 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 assessment I think it s normal class for this kind of circumstance Healey announced And I ll leave it to law enforcement to speak to that But I appreciate that both state and local law enforcement are analyzing this Hours later investigators left and cleanup crews sprayed the paint away restoring the scene less than hours after it was vandalized