A Houston police officer has been relieved of duty after a video circulating on social media allegedly shows her making offensive, racist remarks, according to the Houston Police Department.

Officer Ashley Gonzalez was sworn in in January 2024 and assigned to the South Gessner Patrol Division. She has been relieved of duty pending an investigation, an HPD source confirmed Tuesday morning.

Gonzalez was identified as the speaker in a video of a racist rant that has gone viral on Facebook.

In the video, a woman sitting in her car can be heard using racial slurs and making offensive remarks targeting Black people. She also expresses hostility toward people of color and makes comments referencing slavery, racial discrimination, and stereotypes.

In one portion of the video, she describes confronting someone she claims attempted to steal her wallet.

“Y’all don’t know how good it felt to say [racial slur] out loud. Oh my God, I felt like I was back in the Marine Corps,” the speaker says in the video.

The USMC has confirmed Gonzalez did serve from 2019 to 2023, attaining the rank of Corporal, E3.

The Houston Police Department has not released further details about the video or the circumstances under which it was recorded.

Gonzalez had logged more than 1,600 hours of course work for the Houston Police Academy and other law enforcement organizations, according to documents pulled by KPRC 2’s Bryce Newberry.

In a statement, the Houston Police Officers’ Union (HPOU) said it is “extremely disturbed” by the video and emphasized that it does not condone or tolerate racist behavior among its members.

The statement was issued by HPOU President Douglas Griffith, who noted the importance of accountability and maintaining community trust.