MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - Vandalism at a Jewish temple in Minneapolis has authorities seeking the public’s help in locating a person that could be tied to what is now being labeled as a "bias crime" in the city.

Temple Israel vandalism

What we know:

On Oct. 8, Minneapolis police responded to Temple Israel on the 2300 block of Fremont Avenue South to the report of vandalism that was believed to have occurred around 2:30 a.m.

At the temple, officers located graffiti on the south side of the building that referenced the Oct. 7 terrorist attacks by Hamas on Israel two years ago. There was also imagery used to normalize violence against the Jewish community spray-painted on the wall, police say.

Following the incident, police say two people were spotted on surveillance leaving the scene

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