A total of seven hangman’s nooses have been discovered there since April 27.
As reported by WTNH, Windsor police were first called to the site after a construction company supervisor found one noose hanging from a steel beam on the second floor of the building.
There was no surveillance footage in the area of the building and it is accessible to hundreds of employees from various companies.
Police were called to the site on April 28 to reports of another rope in the same area, although police determined it was not a noose, and again on April 29 after five additional ropes that could be interpreted as nooses were found across the building.
The noose has been designated a hate symbol by the Anti-Defamation League (ADL).
“The noose may appear as a drawing or rendering, but also quite common is the use of actual nooses to intimidate or harass African-Americans (or sometimes other minorities)—for example, by leaving one at someone’s home or at their workplace,” a page expanding upon this designation on the ADL’s website states.
“These forms of hate crimes have had a detrimental stain on the current state of America’s reality and for them to hit so close to home and with such consistency, shows a robust disrespect for the not only human decency but also for our ancestors who lost their lives due to the hate represented within the knots in those ropes,” the Connecticut NAACP State Conference and Greater Hartford NAACP said in a statement.
“We are committed to working with the Town and Windsor Police Department, as well as our development partners, to hold the perpetrators accountable and ensure that all members of our community feel valued, respected and safe.”
In a statement to Newsweek, the Windsor Police Department said: “The Town of Windsor prides itself in being an inclusive and diverse community. These incidents do not represent the character of our community.
“We stand united in condemning these acts that are hateful and intolerant. Nooses are hateful and are intended to inflict emotional pain to persons of color. We stand with all of our residents to strengthen Windsor’s inclusiveness were every person is welcomed and valued.”
Anyone that has information regarding the incident is asked to call the Windsor Police Department at (860) 688-5273.
The New Haven Division of the FBI said they are also lending their resources to the investigation.
“The implications of a hanging noose anywhere are unacceptable and will always generate the appropriate investigative response,” FBI Special Agent in Charge David Sundberg told Newsweek.
“We stand united with all of our law enforcement partners across the state in rooting out and applying the rule of law to any individual or group perpetuating hateful ideology and intimidation in our communities.”
Update 05/21/21, 10:22 a.m. ET: This article has been updated with comment from Windsor Police and the FBI.
