Twitter User Posts Video of Himself Pointing Gun, Using Anti-LGBT Slurs at Victim

Detroit police are on the lookout for a man who shot a video of himself pointing a gun at a man whom he believed to be gay. The video, which was posted to social media, has gone viral and is actually being praised by many in the Twittersphere.

Fox 2 Detroit reports that a witness remembers hearing "Pull your pants down."

The video shows the man point a gun at a man he believes is gay as he leaves a liquor store.

"Hey take your (expletive) pants off, man get the (expletive) on before I bust your (expletive)," the man says in the video. "Gay (expletive)."

On the description of the video, the man says "I hate gay (n-words)."

New Now Next notes that the video, which was posted to Twitter racked up over 2,300 retweets and has even been praised by some on the social media platform.

The clip is no longer available and is under investigation by police.

"..we have opened up an investigation on behalf of the victim, although the victim did not come forward. We are investigating it," said Detroit Police Sgt. Michael Woody.

"Obviously, it's very troubling that anyone would feel comfortable enough to point a weapon at anyone and post it on social media for everyone to see and attacking and singling out a person... regardless of how they identify is outrageous," he added.

Fox 2 notes that not only did the man (who goes by the Twitter handle @Binswanson) post the video on Twitter, he then followed it up with Periscope videos where he justifies is anti-gay actions.

"Give me my props, (expletive) these gay ass (n-words)," the suspect said. "I wasn't telling the (n-word) to take his pants off right then and there because if he would, he would have been shot. I don't like looking at that (expletive) I don't like gay ass (n-words) or none of that."

"This video is a tragic reminder of the fear and intimidation LGBT people in our community live with, on a daily basis," said Fair Michigan Justice Project president Dana Nessel. "It is the reason the Fair Michigan Justice Project was initiated and it perfectly illustrates the importance of building a coalition between law enforcement and the LGBT community."