St. Paul, MN – The St. Paul, Minnesota, Police Department has put an officer on leave while it investigates allegations that he made a post on Facebook urging drivers to run over protesters who rallied against the police killings of two black men in the Twin Cities last year.
The St. Paul Pioneer Press reports that the social media message told people how to avoid being charged with a crime if they struck someone during the Martin Luther King Day march and rally Monday on a bridge linking St. Paul and Minneapolis.
Mayor Chris Coleman issued a statement saying he was “outraged and disgusted” and had directed officials to investigate.
The police department says in a statement that an active investigation is underway.
As reported by Vos Iz Neias