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Noose found hanging outside Hirshhorn Museum

By Melissa Quinn
Published May 27, 2017 9:22pm ET
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Noose found hanging outside Hirshhorn Museum
A noose was found hanging from a tree outside the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden in Washington, D.C., on Friday evening. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) | EVAN VUCCI

A noose was found hanging from a tree outside the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden in Washington, D.C., on Friday evening.

A security officer spotted the noose at around 6:30 p.m., about an after the museum closed. It was removed, and the security officer called U.S. Park Police, according to reports.

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