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Attacks on Teslas continue around the Puget Sound.

Ryan and Ally, a Seattle couple, shared video with KIRO 7 showing someone vandalizing their car last Sunday.

鈥淚t鈥檚 eco-friendly and when it comes down to it, the car is a nice car, regardless of any political or any affiliations,鈥� said Ally.

caught the whole thing.

Tesla vandal keys the car

Less than 30 seconds after parking to check out an apartment in the First Hill neighborhood, video shows someone walking by and glancing over at the car.

Moments later, they return and quickly start keying the passenger door with a phone in the other hand.

鈥淭hat you can tell in the video, they鈥檙e recording the whole thing 鈥� you can easily tell this is targeted, there鈥檚 intent there and kind of mockery of it with all the recording,鈥� said Ryan.

In a matter of seconds, the vandal runs off.

The owners noticed the damage about a half hour later and say since then, they have felt unsettled and somewhat fearful.

鈥淪hould I not be driving out during these times? Should I now take the bus? Should I worry about my safety? It鈥檚 sad to see that, you know, not just myself but other people鈥檚 lives are being affected,鈥� said Ryan.

They suspect the vandal was lashing out against Tesla CEO Elon Musk.

Such is the case in numerous incidents across the country, as the FBI says it鈥檚 now cracking down on those crimes.

鈥淚 would want people to know that attacking someone鈥檚 personal vehicle isn鈥檛 really having the effect that you think it is. It鈥檚 kind of just sad that people think it鈥檚 ok and that they鈥檙e using their beliefs to justify crime,鈥� said Ally.

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