Houston Police Department
Officer Relieved of Duty After Alleged Racist Video Goes Viral
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The Houston Police Department is investigating an officer who is going viral after apparently using a series of racial slurs in a shocking social media video.
Officer Ashley Gonzalez has been relieved of duty pending the results of an investigation, according to Click2Houston.com … with HPD saying they are looking into a video where a woman, who is reportedly Gonzalez, is telling a story about her wallet almost being snatched.
In the video, the woman says the guy who tried to take her wallet was Black … and she called him the n-word after she says she caught him.
The woman says, “Y’all don’t know how good it felt to say n***** out loud. Oh my God, I felt like I was back in the Marine Corps.” Gonzalez served in the Marines from 2019 to 2023, attaining the rank of Corporal, E3, according to Click2Houston.com.
The woman also makes a series of controversial comments regarding slavery and racial discrimination in the video, using the n-word multiple times in the clip.
The Houston Police Officers’ Union said it’s “extremely disturbed by a video circulating on social media regarding an officer making offensive, racist comment.”