Denton Family Finds Vehicles Set on Fire, Racial Slur Spray-painted on Garage

A Denton family was awoken early Monday by a neighbor pounding on their door.The man, Jenny Williams wrote in a blog post, told them that a truck in their driveway was on fire.A motorcycle also had been set ablaze — and, Williams and her husband, David, discovered, someone had spray-painted "[N-word] lovers" on their garage door.Firefighters quickly extinguished the vehicles, and even offered the Williamses' four children a tour of their firetruck, Jenny Williams said.But now the family faces unexpected expenses not covered by their insurance. A GoFundMe account set up to help them has raised more than $2,000 so far.The couple, who are both white, told KTVT-TV (Channel 11) that they live in a diverse neighborhood and haven't been antagonized before over their friendships with people of other races."Why they are doing it I don't have an answer for, but thank you for announcing to the world I'm not racist," Jenny Williams told the station.  Continue reading...

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