LOS ANGELES – Los Angeles Police Department Chief Michel Moore announced an internal investigation on Saturday following a report that a photo of George Floyd had been circulated among officers with a caption that read: ‘You hit me breath away ‘,’ reported said.
The Los Angeles Times reports that the photo has a ‘Valentine-like format’. He told the newspaper that there was no tolerance “for anything with racist views.”
The official who warned the department about the alleged photo will be questioned on Monday. Moore said if the photo is confirmed, people will find me angry.
Floyd, a black man in handcuffs, died on May 25, 2020 after former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, who was white, pressed his knee against his neck for a few minutes, even after saying he could not breathe. not.
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Floyd’s death caused protests in Minneapolis and beyond and led to a nationwide calculation of race. All four officers were fired. They will be tried in March.
Associated Press contributed to this report