Video released of July deputy shooting near Waterflow, suspect reportedly had 'replica firearm'

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The Albuquerque man who was shot and killed by a sheriff’s office deputy in July possibly had a replica firearm instead of a handgun the deputies believed he had.

The new information comes as a video was released which allegedly shows Shawn Thomas pointing the "firearm" at deputies two times during the incident

Thomas, 36, was shot and killed on July 11 by a San Juan County Sheriff’s Office deputy along U.S. Highway 64 near Waterflow.

It was on Aug. 12 that the Sheriff’s Office released new information on the investigation into the shooting, and a six minute, 35 second video which detailed in the incident.

The San Juan County Regional Officer Involved Shooting Task Force is handling the investigation and is comprised of county and state law enforcement.

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The Sheriff's Office released the information that Thomas possibly had a "replica firearm" in an Aug. 12 statement issued by San Juan County Sheriff Shane Ferrari.

“On the day of this incident, a citizen and two deputies witnessed Thomas in possession of a handgun. During a recent prior law enforcement arrest, Thomas was in possession of a replica handgun,” Ferrari said in a statement. “We now suspect that Thomas was in possession of a replica handgun again during this incident.”

The criminal case Ferrari references is a June 20 incident in Farmington where Thomas was accused of pointing a firearm at three people, according to court documents.

Thomas was later arrested that evening for a DWI when an “airsoft type gun” was found in the vehicle’s trunk, the affidavit states. He later admitted it was a “BB gun," according to court documents.

The vehicle Thomas was driving on July 11, a blue Toyota Corolla, caught fire and its contents were destroyed, including the "firearm."

The evidence from the inside the vehicle is being examined by a state laboratory, Ferrari said in the statement.