Police searching for tree vandal in Downtown Los Angeles

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“Horrible…trees are life,” read a comment by yoyodesigns3 to an Instagram post by dtlainsider, which showed images of numerous trees being cut down by someone with a chainsaw over the weekend.

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Los Angeles Police Department is investigating the incident, with many Angelenos horrified by vandalism act.

“That someone would do this is truly beyond comprehension. City public works crews are assessing the damage and we will be making plans to quickly replace these damaged trees. LAPD has opened an investigation into what happened and those responsible must be held accountable,” said Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass in a statement.

Trees were cut along 1^st Street and Wilshire Boulevard, Grand Ave., 5^th Street, Olympic, Hope, Broadway, Cesar Chavez Avenue.

The trees, some of them drought resistant Indian Laurel Figs, appeared to have been cut with a chainsaw.

Police have not reported any arrests, but describe the alleged suspect as someone dressed in black and riding a BMX-style bicycle.

On Monday, crews began to clear the debris left by whoever cut the trees, as many are asking the same thing a commentator asked on Instagram, “Who the hell would do something like this?”