Last Tuesday, a 19-year-old man in Houston, Texas, was accidentally killed while trying to take a selfie that he wanted to share with his friends on Instagram.
In particular, the young man considered it a good idea to hold a gun while posing for one Selfie on camera. Unfortunately, the gun detonated and injured him deadly on the neck.
The married cousin, who was with him at home at that time and who immediately alerted the police, witnessed the incident.
Unfortunately, neither the police nor the first aid that arrived were able to help him and the young man died, succumbing to his injuries.
19 time was called Deleon Alonso Smith and apparently he had no intention of shooting himself. According to his cousin, the victim did not even know that the gun was full.
After the shooting, the teenager's uncle, Eric Douglas, ran into the apartment and tried to stop the bleeding. But as the wound was too serious, his attempt failed.
Although everything indicates that the teen's death was an accident, police are conducting relevant research, RT informs .