The trio, from Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, caused outrage after an image of them recreating how the unarmed black man died at the hands of police in Minnesota was shared on social media.
A spokesperson for Northumbria Police, which began investigations after the image was shared, said: “We can confirm we are investigating after an image was shared on social media which showed two men imitating the recent death of US citizen George Floyd.
Their re-enactment comes as people call for justice for Floyd who died at the hands of a police officer in Minneapolis.
Floyd died at the hospital a few days ago after white police officer Derek Chauvin knelt on his neck for several minutes as 46-year-old Floyd yelled: “I can’t breathe.”
His death, however, is just one example of the ongoing systemic racism in America where black people find themselves being killed during encounters with white police officers.
