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BIRMINGHAM, Alabama - Friends of a 21-year-old man fatally shot by a Jefferson County sheriff's deputy one week ago have recorded a video lashing out at police, and some law enforcement officers countywide are on a heightened alert.

The three-minute video produced by BLACK DISTRICT is a tribute to Devante Kyshon "Red Man" Hinds, who died May 9 near Walmart and Milo's on Parkway East. Authorities said Hinds tried to run a deputy over with a car and then was shot to death by lawmen.

Authorities said Hinds was involved with a heroin deal when he was shot. He was pronounced dead at a Birmingham hospital.

The video calls for leaving "police bleeding" and "dropping a cop" and has caused a stir among law enforcement, some of whom believe it is a not-so-veiled threat. "They are in an uproar and worried about some type of retaliation,'' said one officer who didn't want his name used.

Warning: The video is laced with profanity. Click here to watch the video.

Jefferson County sheriff's officials have watched the video. "We are aware of it and monitoring,'' Chief Deputy Randy Christian said.

Birmingham police spokesman Lt. Sean Edwards said authorities have studied it as well, and have determined it was shot on Oakwood Street on the city's eastside. Police said Hinds was affiliated with the GTO gang, which stands for Goons Taking Over. They have also identified others in the video as GTO members as well.

Edwards said GTO originated out of an eastern Birmingham high school, and said its members are involved in burglaries, robberies, drug deals and car break-ins. It was, lawmen said, another member of the GTO gang who was shot at by a U.S. Marshal after the fleeing suspect tried to run over the deputy marshal.

"This is what we deal with on a day-to-day basis,'' Edwards said. "But we do think their level of aggression has elevated. They feel like they can do whatever they want to do."

Police have compiled a list of 75 names who are GTO members, but said the group is rumored to have several hundred gathered around the city. "These guys have started to compile a lot of weapons,'' Edwards said. "A lot of them are heavily armed. We know who they are, and they don't mean us any good."

Just as gangs aren't new, video tributes to young homicide victims aren't new either, Edwards said. "They're expressing themselves and they're making themselves social media stars. We appreciate them putting their faces on Facebook to help us identify them,'' he said. "We're aware and we're taking note."

Edwards said police are always on alert, and aren't doing anything different because of the most recent video. "Our officers are highly trained and highly prepared,'' he said. "We will do what we do as police officers."

The video was removed from YouTube Saturday, May 17 and replaced with a tribute to the Birmingham Police Department.