Selfie Berujung Maut, Ingin Gaya dengan Pistol Malah Tewas
Selfie Obsessive Accidentally Kills Himself with a Gun for Facebook
Editor : Ismail Gani
Translator : Novita Cahyadi
SEORANG pria Meksiko tewas setelah pistol yang dipakainya untuk foto selfie malah membuatnya terbunuh, akhir pekan lalu.
Korban diidentifikasi oleh media lokal, Proceso, berusia 21 tahun bernama Oscar Otero Aguilar, seperti dilansir MailOnline.
Sebelum insiden mematikan tersebut, Otero Aguilar asyik pesta minuman keras dengan dua orang temannya di bagian utara Mexico City, lapor Proceso.
Pihak berwenang yang dipanggil mengatakan Otero Aguilar tertembak di kepala.
"Saya mendengar suara tembakan, dan kemudian saya mendengar seseorang berteriak dan baru menyadari bahwa seseorang terluka. Saya langsung menelepon polisi dan ketika mereka, korban ditemukan masih hidup," kata tetangga mendiang, Manfredo Paez Paez, menurut Daily Mirror.
Sementara Excelcior melaporkan bahwa Otero Aguilar tewas di tempat kejadian dan akan segera menjalani otopsi.
Kementerian Keamanan Publik mengatakan kepada Proceso bahwa kematian Otero Aguilar ini diduga tidak disengaja.
Foto selfie dibuat untuk diunggah ke Facebook, kata staf kementerian.
Salah satu teman Aguilar, Omar Abner Campos Vives, ditangkap; temannya berjuluk ´El Paco´ berhasil kabur, kata Proceso.
Sebelumnya, foto-foto di Facebook menunjukkan Otero Aguilar bersantai di samping minuman beralkohol dan duduk atau berdiri di samping beberapa jenis mobil.
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.
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.
