A vandal or vandals defaced the statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee near the entrance of Duke Chapel.
The incident happened sometime overnight, Duke University spokesman Keith Lawrence said, adding that the campus police are investigating.
Lawrence declined to speculate about how the damage was inflicted. Parts of Lee’s face had been chipped off, including all of his nose.
The statue’s face is high enough off the ground that most people would need a stepstool or small ladder to reach it.
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