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Title: Texas teen fatally shoots himself while taking selfie[Darwin Award]
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URL Source: http://news.yahoo.com/texas-teen-fa ... -taking-selfie-153229881.html#
Published: Sep 3, 2015
Author: Jon Herskovitz
Post Date: 2015-09-03 18:32:55 by Justified
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Views: 6823
Comments: 33
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - A 19-year-old Texas man who was posing with a gun for a social media selfie photo accidentally shot himself and died from the wounds, Houston police said on Wednesday. "A witness told police he was taking a selfie with a gun and the gun accidentally discharged," Houston police spokeswoman Jodi Silva said. The identity of the man killed in the Tuesday incident in Houston has been withheld pending an investigation by the coroner. He was pronounced dead at the scene by paramedics. He had shot himself in the upper body, police said. (Reporting by Jon Herskovitz in Austin, Texas; Editing by Mohammad Zargham)
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#10. To: Justified (#0)
You just gotta love it anytime the trash takes itself out.
Lots of kids drink and do stupid stuff with guns. I wouldn't celebrate it too much.
More on the Texas case: Get that young man a Darwin Award: A 19-year-old trying to take an Instagram selfie died Tuesday. The teen tried to take a picture of himself holding a gun to his head when the gun went off, according to the Houston Police Department. The victim’s uncle said he ran into the apartment in the 9800 block of Forum Park Drive and attempted to resuscitate his nephew but he had already died. The victim’s family said he leaves behind two young daughters and that he was a fun-loving person. Family members said the shooting was a complete accident and the victim never talking about suicide. There are few things dumber than pointing a gun at your own head. One of those dumber things is then pulling the trigger. * * * There are some sites and social media labeling this death as the “first fatal selfie,” but I don’t know of any empirical evidence supporting that claim. For that matter, it doesn’t appear even the first fatal selfie in the past month. A Milwaukee man fatally shot himself in the femoral artery less than two weeks ago while attempting to reholster a pistol after taking a selfie. And from the link: Timothy Phonisay (Facebook) A 22-year-old Milwaukee man accidentally shot himself in the femoral artery around 11:00 PM Friday evening while attempting to reholster a pistol. Despite the best efforts of the local hospital trauma units, Timothy Phonisay did not survive his wounds. According to the Medical Examiner’s report, Phonisay was apparently posing with a handgun and when he went to holster it, a round was fired and entered his right groin area. Phonisay sustained two penetrating wounds to the right thigh. There was no bullet recovered or found on x-ray, according to the Medical Examiner’s report. Authorities say Phonisay developed respiratory distress during surgery, at which time blood was found in the chest. A right-sided thoracotomy was performed and a significant amount of blood was removed through a chest tube. Doctors were unclear where this blood came from, as no other injuries were identified. The Medical Examiner’s report states that Phonisay’s cardiac status declined and staff was unable to keep up with the amount of blood loss. Phonisay was pronounced dead just before 1 a.m. His death was ruled an accident. Another news outlet, the Journal Sentinel, was able to provide a little more detail. Phonisay was apparently posing with his gun and it discharged when he went to holster it, firing a round into his right groin and striking the femoral artery, according to the medical examiner’s report. Phonisay purchased the Springfield .45-caliber handgun three months ago and had a concealed carry permit, according to the report. It’s horrible that young Mr. Phonisay lost his life from such a preventable mistake. Let’s see if we can piece together what went wrong, in hopes of preventing similar tragedies in the future. On Friday evening, Mr. Phonisay apparently decided that he wanted to talk a selfie with his handgun, described in the Journal Sentinel as a “Springfield .45 -caliber handgun.” While there is the possibility that Mr. Phonisay was carrying one of Springfield Armory’s 1911-style pistols, it is statistically more likely that he was carrying one of the company’s more popular polymer-framed, striker-fired pistols from the XD, XD(M), or XD(S) lines. The polymer frame Springfield pistols are less expensive, lighter, and more commonly sold than the 1911s, and are unfortunately more frequently associated with negligent discharges. Mr. Phonisay shot himself while reholstering his pistol, and the fact that he shot his femoral artery on the right side of his groin confirms he was attempting to reholster a gun carried in the appendix position. We do not know, and are likely to never know, is if Mr. Phonisay still had his finger inside the triggerguard of his pistol and accidentally depressed the trigger with his finger, or if the firearm’s trigger snagged on an article of clothing or the holster itself causing it to fire. What is known is that something depressed the trigger while he was reholstering, causing the gun to discharge. Mr. Phonisay had only owned this hand gun for three months. It is probable that he did not have much training beyond that mandated to obtain a concealed carry permit in Wisconsin, and he almost certainly had no formal instruction in how to use an appendix carry holster. Use of a proper appendix carry holster and proper technique ensures that you will not point the firearm at your femoral artery. Unfortunately, it is obvious that Mr. Phonisay didn’t follow correct technique, and the gun pointed towards his body, ensuring this negligent discharge would become a fatal one. AIWB is a wonderful carry position. It is very comfortable and secure, and fast to draw when needed. Like every carry technique, however, it requires some training and practice to do safely.
TC, this is a good thing, regardless how many times it happens. The child who eats too many marbles as a child, doesn't grow up to spawn more marble eating imbeciles. Since we as a species aren't getting more functional, nature must kick into overdrive and thin the stupid heard. There is absolutely nothing wrong with dying via your own stupidity... drug addicts, thrill seekers, criminals, drunk drivers... you name it. Just try not to take more FUNCTIONAL people with you.
Darwin would not agree. For the fittest to survive, they must also avoid getting killed by members of the dead gene pool as well. Darwin is so underappreciated, mostly because he wasn't really fun at parties.
#15. To: TooConservative (#14)
I was under the impression that this was the case in this idiotic incident. lol
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#14. To: GrandIsland (#13)
There is absolutely nothing wrong with dying via your own stupidity... drug addicts, thrill seekers, criminals, drunk drivers... you name it. Just try not to take more FUNCTIONAL people with you.
Replies to Comment # 14. For the fittest to survive, they must also avoid getting killed by members of the dead gene pool as well.
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