Teenager charged with manslaughter after failed YouTube stunt
A 19-year-old from Norman County, Minnesota, has been charged with manslaughter after accidentally shooting her boyfriend while filming a YouTube video, BuzzFeed News reports. The woman, Monalisa Perez, was arrested on Monday night after calling 911 to report the accident. Her boyfriend, Pedro Ruiz, was 22.
The couple was filming a video in which Ruiz was attempting to prove that a book would be able to shield him from a bullet, according to a criminal complaint obtained by BuzzFeed News. Ruiz was holding a book, apparently a “hardcover encyclopedia,” in front of his chest when Perez shot him.
Perez and Ruiz first began making videos for their YouTube channel, La MonaLisa, back in March. In the about section, the channel is billed as...