Posted on 06/28/2017 8:36:17 AM PDT by ButThreeLeftsDo
A 22-year-old Halstad man is dead after being shot and killed in a YouTube stunt gone wrong.
According to CBS affiliate ValleyNewsLive, Pedro Ruiz was killed when he instructed his pregnant girlfriend to shoot a .50 cal handgun at a book he was holding, thinking the book would stop the bullet.
Ruiz, a YouTuber, was reportedly trying to achieve YouTube fame and began amping up pranks him and his girlfriend would do.
On 6:30 p.m. Monday, the Norman County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 500 block of U.S. Highway 75 in Halstad on the report of the shooting. Despite treatment, Ruiz was pronounced dead at the scene.
Now, Ruiz’s pregnant girlfriend, 20-year-old Monalisa Perez, is in jail, charged with reckless discharge of a firearm. Her first court appearance is expected Wednesday.
The couple already has one child. The second child, a boy, is expected to be born in the coming months.
I guess she didn’t get to post it in time.
“The couple already has one child. The second child, a boy, is expected to be born in the coming months.”
Too late to be a Darwin award nominee?
Since he has fathered two children, he may be ineligible for a Darwin Award--as he has already polluted the gene pool.
50 Caliber Killed the YouTube Star....................
Hold muh cerveza.
Lots o’ brains in that family.
What a nut. What made him think his girlfriend could even hit the phone book with a 50 caliber handgun rather than hitting him somewhere else? Unless she was only a foot away I doubt she could hit the side of a barn with that gun.
Betting what a .50 cal round won’t go through: Bad bet
Admittedly not fired from a full barrel. Still.
.50 cal handgun?................
List of 50 Caliber Pistols:
http://thegunsman.com/2011/10/list-of-50-caliber-pistols/
There are some folks in this world that are just not smart enough to keep living.
Too bad he was able to pass on those genes before the inevitable.
“began amping up pranks him and his girlfriend would do.”
Darwin Award for the “WCCO Staff”, as well. Journalysm?
Don’t try this at home.
I am guess alcohol was involved? 50cal....isn’t that a big round?
Nominee? This guy should be in the hall of fame.
Some people are attracted to high risk situations, and often find a spouse or lover who feels the same way.
Hopefully, this young lady will be given some form of probation and community service instead of kept in jail.
The chances that she will do this to somebody else are not high. Now, if word gets around that she’s dating a knife thrower or Houdini style escape artist, I may have to revisit the topic.
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We'll Give Him A ½ Darwin For This Effort!
Well was it an aiming problem as in she missed the book? Or a thickness problem, as in he chose Superman 1st edition instead of War and Peace?
I hate when my pregnant girlfriend kills me.
Wow. Just wow. What about testing your thesis before sticking it in front of you to stop a bullet.
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