Footage shows fatal FBI shooting in NE ABQ
Shooter died at the scene; FBI agent shot in his vest
Lapel and dash camera video released Friday shows Marquez Floyd pull a handgun and shoot an FBI agent before being fatally shot by authorities in a Northeast Albuquerque parking lot in mid-July.
The Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office released the videos from two deputies working on an FBI task force when they moved in to arrest the 31-year-old on July 14.
An FBI agent was shot once in his bulletproof vest before Floyd was shot multiple times and died at the scene. The FBI has declined to identify the agent who was shot, citing agency policy, but he is repeatedly called “Bryan” in the videos released by BCSO.
Authorities had stopped Floyd, seeking to document “gang-related tattoos” on Floyd’s body and to collect his DNA for an ongoing investigation, according to court
records. The FBI alleged Floyd was sold guns and drugs as a member of “Kirk Town Piru” and a leader of “Tha Firm Family Movement.”
After the shooting, authorities found numerous guns, marijuana, and alleged gang notes and documents during searches at Floyd’s home and a “stash house,” according to court records.
Floyd’s relatives have repeatedly told the Journal that Floyd’s tattoos stem from his time in prison and that he was not in a gang, but bred American bullies and called his business “Tha Firm Family.”
In the videos, a BCSO deputy follows a maroon SUV behind a strip mall near Wyoming and Indian School NE. Floyd stops his SUV as authorities close in and begin yelling commands.
Authorities identify themselves as FBI and repeatedly tell Floyd to “put his hands up” before someone yells, “Hey, do what you’re told or you’re going to get shot, bro!” Floyd can be seen putting his hands in the air through the SUV window.
Then, he puts his hands down and, after a few seconds, opens the door with a gun in his hand and fires it once. Gunfire — at least 16 shots — rings out as shell casings bounce off the hood of the deputy’s vehicle and Floyd falls to the ground.
Once the gunfire stops, someone yells, “You good, Bryan?” and Floyd can be seen lying on the ground with a gun in his right hand. Authorities stand behind a truck and point guns at Floyd, yelling for him to “drop the gun.”
Authorities disarm Floyd and begin to handcuff him as a deputy says, “We’ll start lifesaving measures here in a second.” Agents and deputies begin counting gunshot wounds — and find at least six — as they slap multiple chest seals across Floyd’s body and tie tourniquets on his legs.
Afterward, deputies discuss the shooting, telling others Floyd “only got one off” and “Bryan caught one in the chest.” A deputy said the FBI agent was lucky Floyd didn’t have a higher-caliber gun.