PHOENIX – Peoria, Ariz., police officer, Sgt. Pat Shearer, posted a picture of a group of teenagers holding guns, with one of them holding an Obama Hope T-shirt that appears to be full of bullet holes.

The picture also appeared on the page of a high school student and is being investigated by the secret service.

Shearer, who said he would sacrifice his life for President Barack Obama, said that he didn’t “think that them shooting up the T-shirt was a big deal.”

“I think it was more of a political statement obviously,” he added. “It’s not like they were going to go out and shoot the president.”