JACKSONVILLE — Andrew Jackson’s statue in downtown near The Jacksonville Landing has now twice been the target of protest after being defaced for the second time in about a week.

Large orange letters spelled “Black Lives Matter” and “justice 4 D” at the base of the statue Sunday morning until workers blasted them away with a pressure washer, according to WJXT TV-4 and a report in the Florida Times Union.

The June 30 vandalization involved someone putting a mask of a Native American on the Jackson statue. Jackson was the president who signed the Indian Removal Act of 1830 into law, leading to thousands of natives leaving their ancestral lands for reservations west of the Mississippi River.

The most recent incident seems to be in response to the death of 28-year-old D’anglo Stallworth, who was killed by Jacksonville police May 12 at Planters Walk Apartments on Blanding Boulevard.

The Duval County Sheriff’s Office then reported that two officers serving an eviction notice saw Stallworth suspiciously lingering near an empty unit. One of the officers confronted Stallworth, who police said stuck a gun in the officer’s chest, struggled with both officers, broke free, ran down a patio staircase and then turned toward the police, who fired, thinking he was still armed.

Police said he dropped the gun during the struggle with officers. However, family members question the story and have held rallies in support of Stallworth.

Several people have used #JusticeforDee on Twitter in reference to Stallworth’s death, and an Instagram page titled justiceford has several images of Stallworth, including a drawing of him with a halo above his head. Twitter and Instagram are both social media websites.

Ed Block, a local attorney representing the Stallworth family, said the family does have many unanswered questions and has had an autopsy performed that doesn’t match the official version of the story.

However, Block said the family wants everyone to remain peaceful and doesn’t condone defacing property.

Block said the Sheriff’s Office has yet to turn over several public records they have requested, including personnel files of the two officers involved in the shooting and information from the medical examiner that is required for the private autopsy to be completed.

“The family is very upset and just wants answers,” Block said.

Florida Times Union