Old Video of Police Personnel Gunning Down Man in US Viral With False Claims

The video dates back to November 2022, and shows a man named Jesus Crosby being shot in the US.

Fact-Check | The video is old and is being shared with a false communal claim.

(Photo: Altered by The Quint)

A video showing police personnel gunning down an individual is going viral on social media platforms with users identifying the latter as one 'Mohammad Altamish'.

What have users said?: An X (formerly Twitter) premium user shared the clip with a caption that said, "A radical Islamist Mohammad Altamish in America was threatening with a knife. American police said to throw the knife and surrender. Mohammad Altamish did not agree. Then police did what a police officer should do with terrorists."

An archive of the post can be found here.

(Source: X/Screenshot)

The viral post had gained nearly 10 thousand views on the platform. More archives of similar claims can be found here, here, and here.

What are the facts?: The viral claim is false. The video is actually from 8 November 2022, when a man named Jesus Crosby was shot by the Albuquerque Police Department (APD) in the United States.

How did we find that out?: A Google Lens search on the keyframes of the viral clip directed us to a report published by the Albuquerque Journal that carried a similar visual.

• It said that Albuquerque Police Department (APD) gunned down a man named Jesus Crosby in November 2022 in the parking lot of the department's headquarters.

• The report mentioned that Crosby was carrying nail clippers with the file extended, which was mistaken for a knife by the officers. When the man stepped forward, he was shot by two officers.

• Crosby reportedly refused to surrender and was shouting obscenities.

The report was published on 11 June 2023.

(Source: Albuquerque Journal/Screenshot)

What did the department say?: As per the press release by the APD, Crosby had threatened bank employees and customers after he got upset about not being able to withdraw money on 8 November 2022.

• It mentioned that Crosby had prior criminal records.

• An officer recognised Crosby standing in front of the transport center on the early hours of 10 November 2022.

• When an officer tried detaining Crosby, he screamed profanities and lunged towards the officer with a white and blue plastic object.

• However, after Crosby refused to surrender and lunged two additional steps, he was shot down by the officers.

The press release was shared on 23 December 2022.

(Source: APD/Screenshot)

Family intended to file lawsuit: Team WebQoof came across a report published by KRQE News that said Crosby's family filed a lawsuit against the APD. It said that attorneys representing the family said Crosby was dealing with a mental health crisis.

Conclusion: The video is old is being shared with a false communal claim.

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