A Demopolis police officer crashed into a Confederate Monument while on patrol early Saturday morning.

Demopolis Police Chief Tommie Reese said the incident "was an accident and nothing else," but it remains under investigation.

The officer, who wasn't injured, was placed on administrative leave pending the outcome of an investigation.

The monument is located in the intersection of North Main Avenue and West Capital Street. The memorial was erected in 1910 by The Marengo Rifles Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy and dedicated to "Our Confederate Dead."

The statue at the top of the monument appears to have been knocked off in the crash.

Demopolis Mayor Mike Grayson also confirmed on Facebook that the monument was damaged but didn't provide specifics.

The mayor is calling "for everybody that loves Demopolis" to gather with him at the monument for meeting for "prayer unity in our community peace and understanding." The meeting is set for Monday at 5:30 p.m.

"I would hope that we could get 1000 people in the street for the purpose of good," he wrote. "This is a demonstration not so much to protest anything but to promote."

Below is an image of monument before the crash: