A Monroe police officer has been fired because of racially offensive comments made on social media following a white Ferguson, Missouri, policeman's shooting and killing of a black suspect last fall.
Chief Quentin Holmes said Monday that Officer Doug Lambert was fired following an internal investigation. The News Star reports Lambert had been on administrative leave since November.
In one Facebook post Lambert said, "I've got an idea how to clear the streets in Ferguson, Missouri. Let's have a crop duster fly over and drop out job applications. That'll do it."
A second post said, "I'm surprised the beauty salon didn't have armed guards. That 'good hair' is expensive. That's ghetto gold."
Mayor Jamie Mayo says Lambert's comments were "unbecoming a police officer" and he supports Holmes' decision.
