A woman has been caught on camera allegedly vandalizing a Tesla in front of two children in the latest shocking incident targeting Elon Musk‘s motor company.
Footage shows the woman appearing to scratch the electric vehicle in a parking lot, before marching between the cars with her son and daughter in tow.
The young boy flips off the camera which caught the brazen act as he walks past, followed by the little girl and the woman as they quickly vacate the scene.
People who shared the footage on X said it was filmed in Arden Hills, a small city in Ramsey County around 10 miles north-east of Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Ramsey County Sheriff’s Office, which oversees policing in the area, told DailyMail.com on Thursday that they were investigating the footage.
‘We are aware of the video that was released on social media and looking into whether it occurred in our jurisdiction,’ spokesman Steve Linders said.
‘As of now, the owner of the vehicle has not filed a police report with us, but we encourage the person to come forward.’
Social media users erupted in anger over the clip, slamming the woman as a ‘terrible parent’ while calling for her identification.
A woman has been caught on camera allegedly vandalizing a Tesla in front of two children in shocking video shared on social media
Footage shows the woman appearing to scratch the electric vehicle in a parking lot, before marching between the cars with her son and daughter in tow
The young boy flips off the camera which caught the vandalism as he walks past, followed by the little girl and the woman as they quickly vacate the scene
Several people pointed out that her clothing resembled scrubs, with some speculating that she may be a local nurse.
‘What a way to set an example as a mother. So sad,’ one woman wrote, while a man said: ‘Police will catch her sooner or later.’
The incident is the latest in a series of attacks against Tesla cars across the country as a form of protest against outgoing DOGE leader Musk, 53, who owns the firm.
The situation escalated so much that Donald Trump intervened in March, announcing that anyone caught engaging in Tesla vandalism would be considered a domestic terrorist.
Musk reiterated this claim on Tuesday. ‘It’s wide-scale domestic terrorism with the purpose of intimidation, and it’s harming innocent people. It’s really terrible,’ the billionaire told Jeanine Pirro on Fox News.
On Saturday, another brazen Tesla vandal was caught on camera destroying a Musk-owned Cybertruck parked in the driveway of an upscale California neighborhood.
Surveillance footage revealed the suspect casing the home around 4.20am before returning more than an hour later armed with a concrete rock and duct tape.
Dressed all in black, the vandal covered one of the vehicle’s cameras with tape before repeatedly smashing its windshield with the rock and slashing all four tires.
The incident is the latest in a series of attacks against Tesla cars across the country as a form of protest against outgoing DOGE leader Elon Musk, who owns the firm
The suspect even left a taunting handwritten note telling the owner that the tires had been damaged.
Jason Bedell, the Cybertruck’s owner, was left shaken by the targeted attack, which unfolded in what he described as a peaceful dead-end road.
‘I live at the top of a hill, at the end of a cul-de-sac. We don’t get much traffic at all,’ he told KTVU.
‘So for somebody to come up here and do something like that is really unusual and very shocking.’
Paul Hyon Kim, 36, has been charged with 15 offenses over the Las Vegas incident
Other vandals have gone even further – including one man who torched several Tesla cars using Molotov cocktails before firing rounds into the burning vehicles in Las Vegas on March 18.
Dramatic video footage captured the moment a row of Tesla cars exploded into flames at a dealership on 6260 West Badura Avenue near Jones Boulevard and Warm Springs Road.
Police identified the suspect as Paul Hyon Kim, 36, on March 27 and charged him with 15 offenses, including arson and destroying or injuring personal property valued at $5,000 or more, police told a press conference.
Cops said the suspect, who was seen at the scene in all black, managed to completely burn out two of the cars while damaging three others.
Video shows large sparks flying from the hood of one of the vehicles, as strong flames and thick black smoke consumed the vehicles.
Officers in Sin City also said that the word ‘resist’ had been painted on the door of the facility, with three gunshots also fired into the vehicles.
Other vandals have gone even further – including one man who torched several Tesla cars using Molotov cocktails before firing rounds into the burning vehicles in Las Vegas\
Police said the Las Vegas arson suspect, who was seen at the scene in all black, managed to completely burn out two of the cars while damaging three others
Demonstrations against Musk and Tesla ramped up after the billionaire began firing thousands of federal workers, including veterans, via DOGE as part of the department’s efforts to downsize the government.
Musk’s political postures also appear to be coming at a price for Tesla, whose sales in Europe tumbled 45 percent in January from a year earlier – while its rivals’ sales rose by over 37 percent.
Tesla’s market capitalization has dropped 45 percent since hitting an all-time high of $1.5trillion on December 17, erasing most of the gains the stock made after Musk helped finance Donald Trump’s election victory.
In an effort to turn that around, Trump showcased the electric vehicles from the White House in March – and even purchased one of his own.
Speaking alongside his ‘First Buddy’ at a press conference, Trump also said anyone enacting violence against Teslas and the dealerships would be labeled ‘domestic terrorists’.
But on Wednesday, it emerged that Trump had informed his Cabinet and inner circle that Musk would be stepping back from DOGE in the coming weeks.
The SpaceX boss and world’s richest man will soon be returning to the business world, Politico reported, in a revelation that rattled the stock market and stunned Washington.
Musk’s designation as a special government employee meant he was scheduled to step down in May, but he is now leaving early amid a cloud of controversy.
