Man who reportedly displayed flag containing swastika sparks outrage among residents in San Marco

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Photo taken successful San Marco.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Many radical successful San Marco are expressing outrage connected societal media aft an unidentified antheral reportedly displayed a ample emblem containing a swastika connected the backmost of a pickup truck.

According to witnesses, it went connected for a fewer hours connected Christmas Eve, and astatine 1 point, the emblem was displayed arsenic radical were walking retired of a church.

“It stunned me. It shocked me,” said Cory Lek, who was with her 11-year-old son.

Nick Wrubluski said helium was connected Hendricks Avenue erstwhile helium saw the truck.

“It was awful. There is nary spot for that astatine all,” Wrubluski said.

It was successful the aboriginal evening erstwhile Christmas Eve services astatine Aspire Church had conscionable ended and radical were walking retired the gathering erstwhile they saw the truck.

Jacksonville City Councilman Matt Carlucci was there.

“The swastika connected the emblem truly took maine aback,” Carlucci said. “It symbolizes fear. It symbolizes hatred. It symbolizes violence. It symbolized discrimination. It epitomizes everything that is atrocious successful this world.”

Aspire Church Pastor Dr. Gary Lee Webber issued a connection that reads successful part:

“I was saddened to perceive that arsenic radical near our Christmas Eve celebration, they were confronted with a nationalist show of hatred and division, but it was a stark reminder of however overmuch the satellite needs the existent connection of Christmas.”

News4JAX has requested photos of the show from witnesses, but nary 1 had a photograph they could share.