(The action in this video picks at roughly 1:05:00. Of the four videos I posted from this incident, I strongly recommend watching, at minimum, the intro to the longest of them: “Officer Wolffbrandt BWC.”)
On August 19, 2018 Albuquerque Police Department received word that suicidal man armed with a gun was threatening to kill his neighbors at 219 Dallas NE. When APD responded at approximately 1:53 p.m. they found 38-year-old Joe Lambert walking into and out of his apartment, sometimes armed with a rifle and frequently yelling at officers that they should kill him.
Officers trained in crisis negotiation spent approximately one and a half hours trying to negotiate with Lambert, successfully reaching him by cell phone around 2:30 pm. At first a female negotiator was in contact with Lambert, but when he began to complain about relationship issues it was decided to have a male negotiator continue. Lambert was described as “very hyped up†and officers had trouble getting him to stay in contact with them, and at approximately 4:00 pm Lambert simply emerged from his apartment bearing his rifle, and instead of ‘just’ yelling at police officers to kill him (as before) he instead raised his rifle and aimed directly at Officer Ian Ross, who fired three shots at Lambert in response. One of those shots struck the rifle Lambert was holding. Lambert continued to walk toward officers still holding his firearm and attempting to aim at officers; in response Officer Richard Whitten fired two additional rounds at Lambert.
Incredibly, one of Whitten’s rounds also struck Lambert’s rifle, but this round ricocheted and hit Lambert in his groin.
I am publishing all of the four primary body-worn camera videos from this incident. They are long, but portions of each capture extremely valuable scenes and conversations, both before and after the metaphorical heat turned up. Additionally, although certain footage has been blurred [for reasons that will become obvious], this is one of the most dramatic examples I have seen of officers rushing to help someone they were just forced to fire upon.
Lambert was treated for his injuries at a local hospital, following which he was booked into Albuquerque’s Metropolitan Detention Center (“MDCâ€) on charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and two counts of assault on a peace officer. Lambert had an extensive criminal history at the time of this incident, including ten DUI arrests and an already-pending case for aggravated battery and burglary.
Neither Officer Whitten nor Officer Ross had ever before been involved in a shooting. Whitten has been an officer for eleven years while Ross has been with Albuquerque Police Department for three years.
** (Disclaimer: This video content is intended for educational and informational purposes only) **
That officer with the body cam is so irritated with that dispatcher. 😂
@1:08:15 Shots fired.
Maam, there is a drunk man with a high powered rifle across the street, if you want to go to 7-11 you are an idiot, go right ahead.
This video is nuts, goes balls to the walls really quick. The suspect was pretty cocky but was shown the long arm of the law
Groin? some plastic surgery definitely needed. Double ouch!
I know that this was already a highten enough situation, going to a call with a person who is mentally unstable with a weapon(especially a gun), threatening to harm themselves & or others, it's definitely one of the most high risk calls, up there with domestic violence. You never know what is going to happen, or how it'll turn out. I just couldn't help but feel bad for Officer Ross, around the 1:10:35 mark when you could pretty much hear him almost breaking down. He looked as though he was wiping away tears in his reflection of the truck. His adrenaline was either kicking in atm, or he had so much of it during that long wait, & THEN BOOM, he only had like 2 minutes of action & his adrenaline was coming down & it was getting to him, that he shot someone. The biggest drop off in adrenaline of course, is when the reality of what just happened sets in. He probably started to go through the motions. Thinking first & foremost, I almost just got shot, & could've died.
Anyone else brain hurting by the officer and holding the AR15 lefty..? Lol.
Thats one way to get a vasectomy
Que perexa😩😩😩
Money shot 😂
This is the worst footage youve posted. This could literally been 3 minutes long. Most of it is watching the guy's rifle.
Uuuuuu theres a quarter on the ground at 106:45, should have picked it up!🤑
You can almost feel the officers adrenaline dump and the "comedown" afterwards
The first several minutes seems almost like the two officers were having a picnic. Lol. I'm suprised they didn't bust out some "samiches" lol
Video stars one hour in
Imagine being shot in the grown by a 556
I would say this guy has balls but… they seem to have been shot off.
Men that drive drunk don't deserve b@ll$.
I like that you give a great run thru in the description.. you work it man.. keep it up!!
At least now he can’t make any legal kids in the usa
Right in the nards.
I don't disagree with any actions taken in these videos, but I disagree with the sentence. If the man was obviously unstable and unwell, wouldn't the correct course be to send him to a mental health facility for evaluation and then from there see what charges if any should be filed based on his state of mind? Just healing his wounds and throwing him in lockup (probably for several years) doesn't seem like a good way to get him on the right path if he was mentally unsound to begin with.
Boring can't really see any thing but the end of the cops rifle the whole time.
I realy like watching body worn cameras fotages.
Can't see anything from this camera. Poorly placed when using a rifle.
boint! YARG, M’GROIN!
its a 4 times deported illegal let him bleed out
Guess he won't be getting a nut anymore!
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