Viral clip depicting fatal shooting incident is from Brazil, not India's Uttar Pradesh

(Trigger warning: This article contains descriptions of graphic violence. Reader discretion is advised. Logically Facts has refrained from including links to the video due to its disturbing nature.) 

What is the claim?

A graphic video circulating on social media purportedly depicts a man being shot multiple times in Muzaffarnagar district in the north Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. The 14-second clip shows a man standing on a table being shot four times before falling off. He is then shot repeatedly while on the ground, presumably killing him.

One X (formerly Twitter) user shared the video with the caption: "Murder filmed in a cinematic style is going viral on social media. The incident reportedly occurred in Muzaffarnagar district (translated from Hindi)." At the time of publication, this post had garnered over 31,500 views.

Screenshots from viral posts claiming that the video depicts a murder in Muzaffarnagar. (Source: X/Modified by Logically Facts)

However, our investigation reveals that the video originates from Brazil, not Muzaffarnagar, India.

What are the facts? 

A reverse image search using keyframes from the viral video led to several X posts from June 30, 2024, featuring the same footage. Most were accompanied by Portuguese captions stating the incident occurred in Novo Aleixo, a neighborhood in Manaus, the capital of Amazonas state, Brazil.

One X user posted the video with the caption: "CRAZY! Criminal records video murdering a man known as 'Olhão' in the Novo Aleixo neighborhood, in Manaus (translated from Portuguese)."

 Screenshot from the original video. (Source: X@baudorio/Modified by Logically Facts) 

Further research uncovered several news reports about the incident. According to one report, which included screenshots from the viral video, the footage was published on social media about an hour after the incident and attributed to the criminal faction Primeiro Comando da Capital (PCC). The victim, identified as Lucas Figueiredo Rodrigues, alias 'Olhão,' was killed while working at a property in the Novo Alexio neighborhood in the north of the capital Amazonas.

A report by Diario Manauara, a Manaus-based news outlet, stated that the incident occurred on June 28, 2024. An unidentified gunman entered the premises, shot Rodrigues multiple times while recording the act, and fled on a motorcycle with an accomplice. The police were unable to identify the assailants, and the Specialized Homicide and Kidnapping Unit (DEHS) is investigating the murder, the report noted.

 Screenshot from a news report about the shooting incident. (Source: Diario Manauara)

Reports also indicated that Rodrigues had a history of drug trafficking and was a member of Comando Vermelho, a Brazilian criminal organization.

Additionally, we found a statement from the official X account of Muzaffarnagar Police (archived here) clarifying that the video is not related to Muzaffarnagar. The police statement added that legal action is being taken against the person who shared the video.
 

Screenshot of police statement posted on X. (Source: @muzafarnagarpol)

The verdict 

The viral video of the shooting incident is not from Uttar Pradesh but from Manaus, Brazil. The victim has been identified as Lucas Figueiredo Rodrigues, who, according to news reports, was associated with drug trafficking.