A 19-year old Texas boy has accidently shot himself dead while taking selfies with a gun that he believed was unloaded. It is believed the victim was attempting to take a picture for Instagram.
The teenager was identified as Deleon Alonso Smith, a Houston resident who had been scheduled to start college on Wednesday.
“According to a witness, the victim was handling a gun he believed to be unloaded. The gun then discharged and the victim was struck in the upper body. The investigation is continuing, with no charges filed at this time,” Houston police said in a statement
Smith received a deadly wound to his neck. The Texas victim’s uncle Eric Douglas told local KTRK-TV that he ran into the apartment and attempted to resuscitate his nephew, but he had already died.
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INC News, Schiedam, 03/09/2015 - via RT
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