A police chief says the California officer involved in a controversial shooting last year has resigned after the discovery of racist text messages he wrote, including some making light of the shooting. San Jose Police Chief Anthony Mata said Mark McNamara quit the force last week.
SAN JOSE, Calif. — A California police officer involved in a controversial shooting last year has resigned after the discovery of racist text messages he wrote, including some making light of the shooting, a police chief says.
Mata said McNamara was being investigated by the department’s internal affairs unit for an unrelated and unspecified matter, and that led to the revelation that he “had sent disgusting text messages that demonstrated racial bias.”
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