Police investigate after white mother used racist slur at Minnesota park

Video taken at a Minnesota public park this week shows a white woman apparently admitting she used a racist slur against a Black youth she accused of taking an item that belongs to her child.

The man who recorded the video, Sharmake Omar, 30, said in an interview Friday that the 5-year-old child was called the N-word by the woman Monday.

"The Rochester Police Department is aware of the video that was posted on social media and has received multiple calls related to it," it said Friday. "We are gathering information and actively looking into the matter."