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Video of gaming Seattle officer discussing shooting removed

Relatives embrace at a memorial outside where a pregnant mother was shot and killed by police, Tuesday, June 20, 2017 in Seattle. Police officers shot and killed 30-year-old Charleena Lyles on Sunday after authorities said Lyles confronted the officers with a knife. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson) Relatives embrace at a memorial outside where a pregnant mother was shot and killed by police, Tuesday, June 20, 2017 in Seattle. Police officers shot and killed 30-year-old Charleena Lyles on Sunday after authorities said Lyles confronted the officers with a knife. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

By Associated Press June 23, 2017 1 min read

SEATTLE (AP) – After an online outcry, a Seattle Police Department video in which an officer playing a video game discussed the recent fatal police shooting of a pregnant mother has been removed from social media.

The video was part of a recent effort by the department to engage a new audience on Twitch.tv, a platform on which people can livestream themselves playing video games and talking. Previous versions have included members of the department’s public information office blasting aliens in the game Destiny while discussing law-enforcement related topics.

But a video posted Wednesday in which Sgt. Sean Whitcomb discussed Sunday’s fatal shooting of 30-year-old Charleena Myles struck many as inappropriate, although Whitcomb’s videogame character just walked around rather than firing any shots.

The video was initially linked on the department’s official Twitter feed, but it had been set to private Friday. The department said it would no longer use Twitch.