Black family cars burnt down, house spray painted after BLM sign was put up

A Texas family woke up last Wednesday to find their two cars on and “Trump 20” spray painted on their house after they put a “Black Lives Matter” sign on their yard.

Jayla Gipson and Charles Crawford, who are black, told the WFFA they suspect the sign may have prompted vandals to attack their home in Little Elm.

“This sign was in my yard for less than two weeks, and then all of a sudden we have a tragedy like this,” Gipson said.

“I wish they had just taken the sign. But set the house on fire? It goes way too far.

Gipson’s 21-year-old son first made the discovery when he smelled smoke during a midnight trip to the bathroom on December 9, NBC News reported.

The couple then rushed to find their Nissan Optima and Kia Forte set on fire in their driveway.

They also noticed “Trump 20” spray painted on their garage door, and the “Black Lives Matter” sign on their yard degraded with the same red spray paint used on his house.

“It’s definitely a hate crime,” Gipson told NBC News.

Little Elm firefighters finally put out the flames. Photos of the incident show the cars’ front windows partially shattered and the front bumpers reduced to ash.

The Little Elm Police Department has opened an investigation into the arson.

There were no arrests.