India, Oct. 28 -- Johnathan Tijerina, a gun regulation activist, has been charged over allegedly vandalizing the 9/11 Memorial in lower Manhattan, New York City. The incident took place on Monday evening with Tijerina posting about his deeds on social media.

He allegedly used red paint to create his graffiti across the engraved names on the panels of the North Pool. The 31-year-old spray-painted 'juststopkillingkids.com' across the bronze panels.

As per Port Authority police, the vandalism was caught on surveillance camera, New York Daily News reported. Meanwhile, Ed Duffy, a 16-year-old from the UK, told CBS News he'd witnessed the crime.

"I saw somebody with red spray paint, and they sprayed 'just stop killing kids' over some of the ...