“The department became aware of the allegations that an image was being distributed in the department and that this image was in the workplace,” the LAPD wrote in its official report. “There are also allegations that an employee at the department wrote the post with the image.” A staff complaint has been lodged and we are handling every allegation, including an interview with the member of the department who brought it to our attention. ‘
The department said it “did not identify any actual workplace placements or that it was our department employee who created the image.” It was not known how the image was distributed or where it originated.
“We do not know what the source of the image is, whether it was seen on social media, by email or in some other form. It is unclear at this time whether the image of an original source outside the LAPD come on, “it’s capt. Stacy Spell said. CNN.
LAPD Home Affairs officials said they would interview staff on Monday to find out more about the circumstances surrounding the job, including when and where the person sees it and who is responsible for it, the official told CNN. It is not clear if the interviews took place.
The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office has also announced that it will review the incident to “determine whether the integrity of any of our cases was compromised by biased police work,” District Attorney George Gascón said in a statement.
“The celebration of the murder of a black man among the police shows a deep absence of humanity. The mocking valentine highlights the extremely problematic, and honest, racist perceptions that dominate the law enforcement culture towards the communities we are sworn to protect and serve, ‘Gascón said.
According to attorney Ben Crump, Floyd’s family said it was furious and devastated by the news about the video broadcast.
“The Floyd family is understandably angry. It’s an insult on top of an injury – it’s an injury on top of death. The kind of numbness and cruelty inside a person’s soul that is necessary to do such a thing. “We’re evading understanding – and are a sign of a much bigger problem within the LAPD’s culture. We demand that everyone involved be held accountable for their rebellious behavior and that the family apologize immediately,” Crump said in a statement. said a statement.
Activists also gathered outside an LAPD station on Monday to demand the dismissal of officers involved in sharing the message.
“Every LAPD that mocks the death of George Floyd must be stopped immediately,” Los Angeles activist Najee Ali told a news conference. “They do not deserve to wear the LAPD uniform.”
The union representing LAPD officials also called for those responsible to be held accountable.
“The Los Angeles Police Protective League rejects this heinous image and anyone involved in its creation, distribution or passive observation,” the union said in a statement. ‘If an image of a member of the LAPD is created,’ liked ‘or shared, the police chief must act quickly to hold those individuals to account. There should be no tolerance for this behavior in our profession, and any police officer feels the need to be part of any online group that engages, promotes and / or celebrates these types of activities, should think quickly about their career choice, because they clearly does not have the judgment or temperament to be a member of law enforcement. “
Jon Passantino and CNN’s Amir Vera contributed to this report.