7 high schools vandalized with ‘hate-motivated’ graffiti across Mississauga: police

Four male suspects are wanted by Peel police after "hate-motivated" graffiti was found on seven Mississauga high schools.

Peel police are searching for four men after seven Mississauga high schools were vandalized with “hate-motivated” graffiti over the course of a week.

In a news release issued on Saturday, police say the incidents happened between April 10 to 18.

They say the seven schools were vandalized with “hate-motivated graffiti targeting both racialized and 2SLGBTQI+ communities.”

All seven incidents happened in the evening according to police and are connected to four male suspects.

Police say one suspect was wearing a dark ‘Trapstar’ hoodie, black jeans, and a grey Louis Vuitton toque with a black balaclava.

A second suspect was wearing a matte grey jacket, grey sweatpants, and a black balaclava, according to police.

The third suspect wore a black hoodie, with a white logo on the chest, black jeans, and a black balaclava, while the fourth was wearing a black hoodie, black jeans, and a clown face mask, police say.

Peel police say the investigation is ongoing and investigators are working closely with the school board.

Anyone with information is asked to email police at [e-mail] or contact Crime Stoppers anonymously.