Surveillance footage captured a masked man smashing a statue of the Virgin Mary outside Saint Rita Roman Catholic Church in Long Island City, Queens. According to the reports, the man is seen vaulting over the church’s fence shortly before 2 a.m. on Saturday. He then approaches the statue and strikes it repeatedly with a hammer, damaging it. The articles describe the suspect as bearded and masked in the video. All accounts attribute the incident to the damage observed at the church property and reference the same general location—St. Rita Church in Long Island City—and the same method, with the suspect climbing into the yard and using a hammer. None of the provided summaries includes details on whether police have identified or arrested the suspect, or whether any charges have been filed. The reports focus on the surveillance images documenting the act of vandalism at the church.