# Gun control activist arrested over graffiti at New York 9/11 memorial

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/nyc-man-proudly-filmed-himself-desecrating-9-11-memorial-with-red-spray-paint-in-woke-political-stunt/
- Published: 2026-10-28T13:29:35+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-28T13:39:06+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16245661/911-Memorial-graffiti-spray-paint-Jonathan-Tijerina-New-York.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: Geopolitics, Politics, World

## Key points

- Activist arrested after spray-painting the 9/11 Memorial.
- Police estimated damage at more than $2,500.
- He said the protest sought stronger gun control measures.

## Summary

A 31-year-old gun control activist, Jonathan Andrew Tijerina, was arrested after filming himself spray-painting the name of his website on the 9/11 Memorial’s North Tower reflecting pool in Manhattan. He said the stunt was intended to press President Donald Trump and New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani to support gun control measures; the incident has drawn criticism because the paint was placed over victims’ names at a site dedicated to remembrance.

Police said the graffiti caused more than $2,500 in damage and was removed. The memorial’s operator said staff and law enforcement quickly restored the area and reopened it. Tijerina cited a recent Florida A&M homecoming shooting, in which 11 people were wounded, as motivation, and has also staged activism including a week-long fast calling for two million new homes in New York City within five years.

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