"PARIS -- It was shortly after the stunning heist of the crown jewels at the Louvre when Paris-based Associated Press photographer Thibault Camus caught in his frame a dapperly dressed young man walking by uniformed French police officers, their car blocking one of the museum gates. Instinctively, he took the shot. It wasn't a particularly great photo, with someone's shoulder obscuring part of the foreground, Camus told himself."
"From there, fertile imaginations sprung into high gear - whipping up an online buzz. SEE ALSO | How a German freight lift became an unexpected social media star in the Louvre heist Posts on social media declared the well-dressed man to be a French detective - if you will, a more dashing version of the famed Inspector Clouseau from "Pink Panther" movies - even though AP's photo caption had not identified him."
A Paris-based Associated Press photographer captured a dapperly dressed young man walking past uniformed French police near a museum gate shortly after the crown jewels were stolen from the Louvre. The photograph depicted police sealing off the museum and featured a partly obscured foreground. The image was transmitted to AP's global audience and quickly generated online speculation. Social media posts misidentified the man as a French detective and promoted the image as an authentic investigative figure. AP's neutral caption did not identify the individual. The man simply passed by and walked away as authorities evacuated the area.
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