(The action in this video picks at roughly 1:14:30.)
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) **
Wow these guys are top notch. Shot him then took care of him.
@3:00 Female cop is giggling like she's in line for an amusement ride. So silly, this Police "job" right?
Skip to 1:14:00 if you don't have all day
1:06:00 At least no one stepped on that red Lego.They'd all wind up in the hospital…
What's up with that cop fidgeting around with his rifle?! It was like he didn't know how to use it. Stop playing dude and pay attention to your surroundings!
Amazing how few people understand how easy it is to prevent that high-pitched squeal (mike-speaker feedback) heard every time the officer makes a PA. Just change the angle of the mike in relation to the speaker, or move it farther from the speaker.
Whaaaaat?? APD showed sympathy??
When this ofc. Was wiping his arms and hands at the end must have not bathed in the longest time seeing how filthy that cloth ended up.
you need to lower the overall volume of you videos. have browser volume super low and is still loud
But on a serious note, I work EMS Have done it for 2 years now. I commend the officers on their job, They did what they could have done to talk this guy down. Those most important thing is Both EMS and LE and Fire is SCENE SAFETY. Scene of your partners and citizens. But these are the most difficult patients to deal with when they are in crisis. Word of wise is that one thing I was trained on as an EMT-B, is who you use your tone of voice to try to attempt to talk down a suicidal patient. That can turn south in a hurry. But LE is trained to scream and yell at them because of the weapons or other things on scene that can be fatal. Again Great Job Guys, TYFYS, EMS great job on assessing that patient with a rapid trauma assessment pretty much loaded and gone with the patient, But the outcome as far as a legal standpoint is that he will probably face some jail time for this incident.
By the time I make Albuquerque, She'll be Workin.. LOL.. RIP Glen Campbell.
0:38 R.I.P headphone users.
Can u not blur the action
All of that blood on his arms and the woman put cuffs on without wearing gloves….
i guess he wont be using his weapon again..eaither one.
Why didn't they call SWAT
Should have made that left turn at Albuquerque
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