The Los Angeles Police Department is investigating a leaked audio recording of councilmembers that led to the resignation of Nury Martinez. RELATED: Nury Martinez resigns from Los Angeles City Council over racist comments https://bit.ly/3Da565s Leadership behind the second most-populous city in the country was in a state of uncertainty as the Los Angeles City Council's former president, Nury Martinez, resigned in disgrace after audio leaked of her using racist language. The development happened after Martinez, a rising star in California politics, already announced she was taking a leave of absence and resigned her post leading the 15-member body. The announcement came hours after a rowdy city council meeting ended with protesters drowning out officials. They demanded all officials on the recording resign. "It is with a broken heart that I resign my seat for Council District 6, the community I grew up in and my home," Martinez said in a statement. In the recording obtained by the Times, Martinez could be heard making racist statements about a white councilmember's child, saying her colleague, Mike Bonin, “handled his young Black son as though he were an accessory" and describing the colleague's son in Spanish as “like a monkey.” » Subscribe to USA TODAY: http://bit.ly/1xa3XAh » Watch more on this and other topics from USA TODAY: https://bit.ly/3KtpSjh » USA TODAY delivers current local and national news, sports, entertainment, finance, technology, and more through award-winning journalism, photos, videos and VR. #LosAngeles #Police #Investigation