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OPA Director Pierce Murphy is acting on complaints about SPOG's offensive rhetoric. City of Seattle

The SPD's semi-independent civilian watchdog agency is opening an intake investigation after citizens filed fourteen different complaints regarding the Seattle Police Officers Guild's since-deleted Facebook post blaming a "minority movement" for the killings of Dallas police officers.

Office of Professional Accountability Director Pierce Murphy said today he has opened an inquiry into allegations SPOG's post was "disrespectful, disparaging and displayed a racial bias in violation of SPD's professionalism, bias-free policing and social media policies (among others)."

Murphy will interview complaintants, then decide on whether to launch a full-blown investigation.

His agency will have six months to complete his investigation, under the terms of the city's contract with the police guild. But Murphy's future is uncertain. In a surprise July 1 announcement, Mayor Ed Murray said the head of OPA would need to re-apply for his own job in competition with other applicants—news that SPOG celebrated. Murphy is serving on an interim basis.

"I don't back down from a fight. My family sacrificed a lot to come here," Murphy told me last week. "My assumption is I'll want to stay here, assuming I have the support and the means to be successful."

This post has been updated since its original publication.