Fact Check: Viral Video Falsely Says a Veteran Was Charged After Shooting Three Teens — It's a Mashup of Unrelated Footage

Fact check: Video falsely claims a veteran was charged after shooting three intruders

Verdict: False. The viral clip stitches together footage from multiple, unrelated incidents and overlays inflammatory text and voiceover to create a misleading narrative that a retired veteran was charged with murder after killing three teens.

The clip circulated on Instagram in a post by @mindsetoftherich on Nov. 14, 2025, with the caption: "Justified or not, what do you think?" Text on the video claimed a retired veteran shot three teenagers who broke into his home and was later charged with murder. A close review shows that the video is a collage of at least three separate news events from different places and years.

What the footage actually shows

Neptune Beach, Florida (April 15, 2020): Security-camera footage in the montage showing three men in dark hoodies on an outdoor stairway matches news coverage of a Neptune Beach incident. In that case a resident fired at suspected robbers; only one intruder was hit, and all three fled. One man (Leonard Wayne Larramore) was later treated for a gunshot wound and charged with armed home invasion. News reports did not identify the resident as a veteran, and no charges were filed against the homeowner.

Spring, Texas (January 2018): Three mugshots flashed in the viral video are from an unrelated January 2018 homicide investigation in Spring, Texas. Local reporting identified the suspects in that case as Khari Ty Kendrick, Aakiel Ricardo Kendrick and Erick Alfredo Peralta. Those images are not connected to the Neptune Beach footage or to the claim in the montage.

Indianapolis, Indiana (Dec. 31, 2022): A police cruiser blocking a residential street seen in the clip matches footage used in a WTHR report about an officer-involved shooting in Indianapolis. This is a separate incident unrelated to the other clips.

Rockdale County, Georgia (Sept. 16, 2019): A short interview clip in the montage corresponds to local coverage of a 2019 case in which a homeowner fatally shot three masked teenagers who allegedly attempted to rob him in his yard. That homeowner was not named in news reports, was not identified as a veteran, and was not reported to have been charged.

Context: why this is misleading

The viral post uses a combination of unrelated images, mugshots and a provocative voiceover to imply one cohesive — and criminal — story: that a veteran killed three teens and was then charged with murder. This is a classic example of "ragebait": content designed to provoke strong emotional reactions and heavy sharing by presenting a sensational but false narrative.

Bottom line

Claims that a retired veteran was charged with murder after shooting three intruders are not supported by the source reporting. The video assembles footage from multiple, unrelated incidents (Neptune Beach, FL; Spring, TX; Indianapolis, IN; and Rockdale County, GA) and overlays misleading text and narration to produce a false impression.

Recommendation: Treat sensational clips that mix imagery and mugshots skeptically. Verify details with reputable local news reporting or trusted fact-checkers before sharing.

Sources referenced in reporting: local news reports from Neptune Beach (April 2020), WTHR (Dec. 2022), 11Alive (Sept. 2019), patch.com and other local outlets for the Spring, TX arrests; the Instagram post by @mindsetoftherich (Nov. 14, 2025); and an alternate mashup posted to Facebook (@Cops.Camera.USA) in Nov. 2025.