Oscar Otero Aguilar killed himself taking gun selfie for Facebook

July 2024 ยท 2 minute read

Man accidentally kills himself with a shot to the head while posing for gun selfie on Facebook

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A Mexican man died after the gun he was taking a selfie with killed him last weekend.

The victim was identified by local media as 21-year-old Oscar Otero Aguilar.

Before the incident, Otero Aguilar had been drinking with two of his friends in northern Mexico City, Proceso said.

Victim: Oscar Otero Aguilar, pictured, died while taking a gun selfie

Victim: Oscar Otero Aguilar, pictured, died while taking a gun selfie

Authorities called in said Otero Aguilar was shot in the head, Proceso reported.

'I heard a gunshot, and then I heard somebody screaming and realized somebody had been hurt. I called the police straight away and when they arrived they found that he was still alive,' neighbor Manfredo Paez Paez said, according to the Daily Mirror.

Otero Aguilar was dead at the scene and an autopsy is scheduled, according to Excelsior.

The Ministry of Public Security told Proceso that Otero Aguilar's death appeared to be an accident.

The selfie was meant to go on Facebook, the Ministry said. 

One of Aguilar's friends, Omar Abner Campos Vives, was arrested; pal 'El Paco' went on the run,  Proceso said.

Previous Facebook photographs show Otero Aguilar lounging next to alcoholic beverages and sitting in or standing next to several different types of cars.

Otero Aguilar has uploaded multiple selfies to Facebook

Otero Aguilar has uploaded multiple selfies to Facebook

Otero Aguilar has also shared multiple photos of him either sitting in or standing next to cars

Otero Aguilar has also shared multiple photos of him either sitting in or standing next to cars


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