A San Jose police officer is no longer employed by the city after an internal investigation uncovered racially biased messages including, “I hate black people.”

Police Chief Anthony Mata said Officer Mark McNamara had been with the department for six years and was involved in a police shooting at a La Victoria Taqueria in downtown San Jose on March 27, 2022. 

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