Video shows man shot dead in Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh? No, the incident happened in Brazil!

A gruesome video showing a man standing on an elevated platform being shot is being shared as an incident from Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh.

(Note: Due to the graphic nature of the video, we have refrained from adding archives or links.)

Is that true?: This incident took place in Manaus, Brazil and not in Muzaffarnagar as claimed on social media.

• Lucas Pereira, 21 years old, was shot by armed men from the Primeiro Comando da Capital (PCC) in June 2024 while he was working in a store on Penetração 2 street, in the Novo Aleixo neighborhood, in the northern zone of Manaus, Brazil.

How did we find out?: First, we split the video into several screenshots and ran a reverse Google image search on some of them.

• We came across some posts about X that showed the same video.

• A post in Portuguese by user “@baudorio” said the incident took place in Manaus, Brazil.

• We then conducted a keyword search and found several news reports about this incident, which occurred in June.

• Accordingly Tucuma PortalA local news service in Brazil reported that a 21-year-old man named Lucas Pereira, also known as “Olhão,” was shot dead by PCC gunmen while he was working in the Novo Aleixo neighborhood of Manaus, Brazil.

• The victim had previously been involved in drugs. The 4th Special Court for Drug Abuse and Trafficking (4th VECUTE) charged him with drug trafficking in April and issued an open arrest warrant against him, according to a report by Diario Manauaraanother local news portal from Manaus.

• The report also found that Lucas’ murder was linked to a conflict between criminal organizations vying for control of the drug trade in the region.

• The report also stated that he was a member of the Comando Vermelho (CV), originally from Rio de Janeiro. The PCC that killed him was originally from São Paulo.

• PCC is the largest prison gang in Brazil and also a major cocaine exporter.

Clarification from Muzaffarnagar Police: The police posted on their official X account and clarified that the viral video had no connection with Muzaffarnagar district.

Diploma: A video showing a man being shot is being falsely passed off as a video from Muzaffarnagar, UP.

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