Confirmed by local police: Ultra Violent Venezuelan Prison gang now operating in Dallas

A video going viral this week showing a man being assaulted is being linked online to the Venezuelan gang Tren De Aragua, but Dallas police say the video is a year old.

Several local outlets have reported on the video, linking it to claims that a Venezuelan gang is taking over a North Dallas neighborhood.

However, Dallas police sources told WFAA that the video being circulated online is a year old, and shows an isolated incident not linked to gang activity.

But Dallas police officials did confirm, separately, that the department is investigating gang activity in the North Dallas area linked to Tren de Aragua.