Authorities in Florida are investigating the social media account of a lieutenant's wife after comments containing racist language were posted on a video of a brawl inside a Fort Myers mall this weekend.
Linda Deverso-Pakulis, the wife of Lee County Sheriff's Office Lt. Chip Pakulis, allegedly wrote on Facebook about the fight - calling those in the video "filthy n------" before adding "send them back to Africa".
Deverso-Pakulis later posted that her account was "compromised" and someone other than her published the comments.
"I am appalled about the comments that were made, neither I nor my family share these beliefs," she wrote before announcing she would delete her social media accounts.
LCSO officials says while they don't believe the Deverso-Pakulia was involved in posting the message, they will conduct an internal investigation.
The video from inside Edison Mall shows a brawl erupting between a group of holiday shoppers, with a baby caught right in the middle of the action.
At one point during the video, a woman can be seen walking up with a baby in a stroller and kicking another woman on the ground in the face. The woman then leaves the baby off to the side as she runs off.