Tennessee officer fired for high-fiving man using racial slur

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee police department has fired an officer after video surfaced of him high-fiving a man who used a racial slur.

According to The Tennessean, the November firing of Seth Schilling from the Franklin Police Department was confirmed by documents obtained through a public records request.

The documents say Schilling in October responded to a bar about someone harassing customers, filming them and using racial and homophobic slurs.

Documents say Schilling high-fived a man in the parking lot after he said a racial slur and said he supports Donald Trump, whom Schilling also said he supports.

An internal affairs hearing transcript shows Schilling said he high-fived the man to keep the situation calm.

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