Enlarge / Tommy McClain, left, poses with two other officers in a photo that has since been taken down from Instagram. (credit: Tommy McClay)
The Denver police department has fired an officer who posted a photo to Instagram with the caption "let's start a riot."
"The officer violated the Department's social media policy, posted content inconsistent with the values of the Department, and the officer has been terminated," the department announced on its official Twitter account.
The now-deleted post showed officer Tommy McClay in riot gear alongside two other officers. McClay wrote "let's start a riot" below the photo on a day when his colleagues used tear gas and foam bullets on protesters in the city.
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