A Kansas police officer was fired Sunday after threatening a Dallas woman and her 5-year-old daughter on Facebook, authorities said.
The threat came after a sniper opened fire on a protest in Dallas, killing five police officers and wounded 7 more.
In a statement, Overland Park Police Chief Francis Donchez Jr. said an investigation concluded that “it was obvious that our officer did not meet the standards of professionalism” at the department.
In the statement, Donchez said that after professional standards investigators verified the post, the officer was immediately fired.
“I want to publicly apologize to those affected by our officer’s personal actions,” the statement said. “His actions do not represent the Overland Park Police Department in anyway and no one should be subjected to any type of discrimination or this kind of behavior.”
A criminal investigation is under way, police said.