Today’s internet age has paved way for people to become popular and have a significantly large following online, which enables them to earn money little by little. Various content is being created by netizens everyday, but some really take it to the extreme to the point that they can endanger lives.
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A pregnant woman from Minnesota killed her boyfriend on Monday during their shooting for a Youtube video stunt that went wrong. Monalisa Perez, a nineteen-year-old pregnant teen shot at a book that her boyfriend, Pedro Ruiz, twenty-two years old, was holding over his chest. According to a Norman County Sheriff’s Department arrest report, the couple did the stunt in attempt to make a viral video.
According to the arrest report, the seven-month pregnant Perez called 911 on Monday evening, revealing she had accidentally shot her boyfriend in the chest while they were making a video. Perez has been charged with second degree manslaughter for the incident.
“They were in love. They loved each other. It was just a prank gone wrong,” Claudia Ruiz, Pedro’s aunt, told CNN affiliate KVLY.
“It shouldn’t have happened like this. It shouldn’t have happened at all,” she added.
Perez and Pedro had one child and they were expecting for the other one to come out as their second child.
According to the police, Perez said that her boyfriend wanted to make a YouTube video of her shooting a book in an effort to raise the number of their viewers. The girlfriend was convinced by Pedro to shoot the book held up close to his chest.
“I don’t know why they thought the book was supposed to stop the bullet,” Claudia said.
Perez fired the shot from about one foot away from Pedro with a .50-caliber Desert Eagle handgun. Obviously, the book did not stop the bullet—contrary to what Pedro had told Perez that he tried to shoot the book before and did not get all the way through.
Perez faces up to ten years in jail and a fine of up to $20,000 if she is guilty of the manslaughter charge against her. Luckily on her side, she has been released on bail. But conditions such as she cannot possess firearms; needs to let her attorney know where she is; and has to wear a GPS monitor were issued. She will be back in court on July 5.
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