PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY, Md. — A Prince George’s County police officer and a Maui Police Department officer are under investigation after social media posts about conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s fatal shooting.
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The Prince George’s County officer is being reviewed after a post from his account was widely shared on the social platform X by Libs of TikTok, an outlet with more than 4 million followers, WJLA reported. The post read: “When you’re spewing hate, hate will eventually rear its head and find you…”
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The post, which appeared to reference Kirk’s killing, has drawn sharp criticism online and prompted the Prince George’s County Police Department to launch an internal probe. Officials confirmed the investigation and said the post may violate department general orders related to employee conduct on social media.
Specifically, the department prohibits officers from using social media in ways that could discredit themselves or the agency, according to the report. As of now, there is no indication that the officer’s duty status has changed.
A Maui police officer has also been placed on administrative duties and is under internal investigation after allegedly celebrating the assassination of Kirk on social media, the Honolulu Star-Advertiser reported.
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The officer is accused of posting, “Charlie Kirk’s demise takes us one step closer to healing this country” in the aftermath of Kirk’s fatal shooting.
“We take this matter extremely seriously,” Maui Police Chief John Pelletier said. “We hold our employees to the highest standards of the policing profession, and when actions fall short of those standards, they are addressed immediately.”
The incident has been classified as an ongoing personnel matter, and no further information will be released at this time, according to the report.
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