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The city of Antioch, California, and at least nine police officers are facing a lawsuit over alleged civil rights violations.

An FBI investigation into more than a dozen police officers in one Northern California community revealed texts that referred to black people as circus monkeys and gorillas.

More than a dozen cops in California referred to black people as monkeys and gorillas and even threatened to shoot their black mayor in a series of racist texts, according to law enforcement.

A joint investigation conducted by the FBI and the Contra Costa County District Attorney’s Office has released a report detailing dozens of incidents of racist, homophobic, sexist and derogatory text messages involving 14 Antioch Police Department officers. 

ANTIOCH, Calif. — For years, Antioch Police Department officers routinely used private text messaging groups to flout their racist views, using slurs in front of superiors without fear of reprisal.

The officers made racist jokes, talked about targeting Black people for violence, made light of George Floyd's murder, and lamented that they couldn't beat suspects more when officers with body cameras were around.

A California judge made public the names of 17 Antioch police officers accused of exchanging racist text messages for two years.

A California judge made public the names of 17 Antioch police officers accused of exchanging racist text messages for two years.

A California judge made public the names of 17 Antioch police officers accused of exchanging racist text messages for two years.

The Antioch City Council will meet on Tuesday to review the current system of overseeing the police department.