Teen rapper accidentally kills himself during livestream in tragic gun mishap

A 17-year-old rapper has died after accidentally shooting himself in the head during a livestream.

Rylo Huncho was found dead at his home in Suffolk, Virginia, on 15 May, with police confirming that a young man had been killed by an “accidental self-inflicted gunshot wound” to the head.

The local force did not confirm the deceased’s name, but separate footage circulating on social media showed Rylo singing into a camera while dancing around his room with a pistol, the New York Postreports.

The boy then appeared to switch off the gun’s safety and aim it at his head, at which point a shot rang out.

The camera suddenly dropped, and the teenager was lost from view.

The teenager often posted footage of himself rapping and had amassed a small following on Spotify(rylohuncho_/Instagram)

The following day, a fundraiser was set up for Rylo’s grieving mother.

The creator of the GoFundMe – a woman named Monica Savage, who claims to be one of the late teen’s cousins – wrote on the page: “Hello, my aunt recently lost her 17-year-old son from a self-inflicted gun wound to the head.

“He was her only son! She was a single parent but took care of her son the best she could.”

Monica continued that the family was still trying to “figure” out the cause of death – whether it was truly accidental or suicide – but reiterated that Rylo was her aunt’s only child, adding: “It was always her and her son”.

At the time of writing, the page had raised $2,818 (around £2,210) of its $15,000 (around £11,800) goal.

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