FAIRBORN, Ohio -- A police officer has been placed on paid administrative leave because of a comment on Facebook about the suicide of a Black Lives Matter activist this week in Columbus.

An investigation is under way to see if officer Lee Cyr violated the Fairborn Police Department's social media policy, according to the Dayton Daily News.

A comment attributed to Cyr was posted on a thread on the Facebook page for Ohio Politics. The thread was on the suicide of MarShawn McCarrell, 23, of Franklin Township, who took his own life in front of the Ohio Statehouse on Monday evening.

"Love a happy ending," the post attributed to Cyr read.

The post has since been removed, but not before it was brought to the attention of officials with the police department. Cyr was not on duty when the post was made, but he still could be in violation of department policy if he is responsible, Police Chief Terry Barlow tells the Daily News.

"Post that may discredit the police department are against policy," he said. "... We take this seriously. We will ensure the professional standards of the department are upheld."

Dayton NAACP President Derrick Forward tells WRGT Channel 45 he believes Cyr should be fired if he wrote the post.

"At the end of the day these are the people we entrust with guns to legally kill people to legally protect and serve people," Forward said. "We are glad that the chief of police has taken swift and decisive action."