Democratic Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam is expected to announce the removal of the Robert E. Lee statue in Richmond, Virginia, after a week of demonstrations in the capital city left a row of monuments defaced.

A senior administration official, speaking under condition of anonymity, told the Associated Press that Northam will announce the move on Thursday. The plan is to move the statue, which stands at the center of Monument Avenue in Richmond, into storage while plans are made for a new location.