Houston cop relieved of duty after alleged racist video goes viral

The Houston Police Department is investigating an officer who went viral after apparently using a series of racial slurs in a shocking social media video.

Officer Ashley Gonzalez was relieved of his duties pending the results of an investigation, according to Click2Houston.com …HPD says it is reviewing a video in which a woman, believed to be Gonzalez, tells a story about having her wallet almost 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 he said she grabbed him.

The woman said, “You have no idea 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, reaching 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 several times in the clip.

The Houston police union said it was “extremely disturbed by a video circulating on social media regarding an officer making offensive and racist comments.”