US EditionIn Wake of Racist Rant, Calls Grow Louder to Look Into HPD Officer's Arrest History
Ashley Gonzalez remains employed pending a full Houston Police Department investigation after a viewer-sent video allegedly showed her using racial slurs.
- On Tuesday, the Houston Police Department relieved Officer Ashley Gonzalez of duty pending an investigation after a viral video appeared to show her using racial slurs and bragging about assaulting a Black man.
- A tipster alerted Fox 26 to the clip, prompting the probe; records from the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement show Gonzalez joined the force in 2024 after a four-year stint in the Marine Corps.
- The Houston Police Officers Union called the video 'offensive' and 'racist,' stating they were 'extremely disturbed.' The Afro American Police Officers League and local NAACP chapter condemned the remarks as a 'sick mindset.'
- Community activist Dr. Candice Matthews urged those with contact with Gonzalez to come forward, citing 'discord between the community and law enforcement' as the department investigates potential civil rights violations.
- Records from the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement show Gonzalez completed eight hours of 'Cultural diversity' training and three hours on 'Implicit bias in social justice,' even as the Houston Police Department claims to be the nation's most diverse.
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Houston Cop Relieved Of Duty After Video Of Her Truly Vile Rant About Black People Surfaces
A Houston police officer has been forced to turn in her weapon and badge after posting a racist rant on Instagram.Officer Ashely Gonzalez posted a profanity and slur-filled video in which she used the N-word several times to complain about Black people in the community she serves.In the video, which was said to have been screen-grabbed by an acquaintance of Gonzalez's, she also described using racial slurs against people in custody and feeling n…
Racist Houston Cop Relieved Of Duties After Viral N-Word-Laced Rant
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Oop! Houston Police Department Relieves Officer Ashley Gonzalez Of Duty Amid Investigation Into Viral Racist Rant
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