10 People Who Died Tragically While Live Streaming

Twelve-year-old Katelyn Nicole Davis of Polk County, Georgia, died from self-inflicted wounds on December 30, 2016. She deliberately live streamed the event on Live.me. The camera kept recording after she passed. That footage went viral, appearing on YouTube and Facebook.

Police responded after citizens asked for the video's removal. Law enforcement stated they had no control over the video's spread online.Police had no control over the video’s spread on the internet.Facebook took two weeks to authorize the content's removal.Facebook took two weeks to authorize the content's removal.Facebook took two weeks to authorize the content's removal.

On December 28, 2016, 25-year-old Keiana Herndon from Little Rock, Arkansas, was live streaming on Facebook. She suddenly collapsed during the stream. The mother of two appeared singing and talking to viewers until she dropped the phone. The stream kept running thirty minutes after her death, showing a black screen and the sound of her infant crying.

Herndon’s father was...Herndon’s father was publicly outraged that friends watching the event live did not contact the authorities for help. Herndon had health issues, and complications from a thyroid condition caused heart failure.Friends viewing the event live did not contact authorities for help, which angered Herndon’s father. Herndon reportedly had health problems, and complications from a thyroid condition prompted heart failure.Complications from a thyroid condition prompted heart failure.Complications from a thyroid condition prompted heart failure.

Early on December 6, 2016, Brooke Miranda Hughes, 18, drove on Interstate 380 in Tobyhanna, Pennsylvania, broadcasting a Facebook Live video. Hughes and her passenger, 19-year-old Chaniya Morrison-Toomey, died when a tractor-trailer hit their vehicle.

The tractor-trailer driver, Michael Jay Parks, was uninjured. Hughes reportedly drove on a spare tire not suited for winter conditions. The video was removed, but not before over 7,000 viewers saw the fatal accident.Over 7,000 viewers saw the fatal accident.Over 7,000 viewers saw the fatal accident.

On June 15, 2016, Antonio Perkins, 28, recorded himself and others in front of houses on Chicago's West Side. An unknown assailant suddenly opened fire. The Facebook Live video appears to show Perkins's death.The Facebook Live video appears to show Perkins's death.Investigators considered the attack gang-related.

The video had thousands of shares before removal.The video had thousands of shares before removal.The video did not initially break Facebook company policy before being removed.

On May 10, 2016, Océane E., a 19-year-old French woman with the avatar Imanolthecat, recorded her self-inflicted death on Periscope. Before she died, she claimed an assault. She maintained her ex-boyfriend filmed the attack and shared it on Snapchat. Periscope’s parent company, Twitter, quickly removed Océane’s footage.Periscope’s parent company, Twitter, quickly removed Océane’s footage.Periscope’s parent company, Twitter, quickly removed Océane’s footage.

Her ex-boyfriend denied the allegations, though a friend of Océane confirmed an intimate video was posted on social media.An intimate video was posted on social media.Parisian authorities did not arrest him on any charges.

On December 8, 2016, Anthony Stanford II, 27, died at a dinner party in Cleveland, Ohio. Police called the incident 'unintentional.' The party was streamed on Facebook Live. The video showed Steven Leannais, 30, playing with a gun and telling Stanford it was unloaded.

Leannais fired at Stanford, who died from fatal injuries. A Facebook Live viewer sent the video to the authorities. Leannais claims it was an accident, and his lawyerspoke for him, saying Leannais "is extremely sorry for what happened." Leannais then got aAnthony Stanford II From Ohio died after a five-year sentence..

On March 31, 2016, Brian “Sugar Ray” Fields, a 31-year-old Chicago man, got gun injuries while streaming on Facebook Live. The video shows an unknown shooter firing toward Fields. The footage keeps going after the first shots, facing up, as the gunman enters the view.

Chicago police checked the video's truth and tried to find the shooter. Fields got major wounds butBrian "Sugar Ray" Fields From Illinois survived.. However, he faced another attack on October 29, months after thelive stream incident. No one was arrested.

On January 23, 2017, 33-year-old actor Jay Bowdy died from self-inflicted injuries during a Facebook Live video. Bowdy, who acted in several films and shows, was survived by his wife and six children. Reports say Bowdy had beenActor Jay Bowdy was arrested.on assault charges before he died.

The video of his death was removed, but it caused a fight before removal. Many of Bowdy's friends and family were upset that viewers kept sharing the private footage on social media.

On October 16, 2014, 29-year-old Terrance "PushaTee" Moore, a known pro video game player in Southern California'sPro Gamer Terrance "PushaTee" Moore played Killer Instinct.tweeted just before going to play on Level Up'sTerrance "PushaTee" Moore played The Runback.The show featured The.The weekly series aired.was set to be live streamed. Moore felt excited to join the Super Arcade Tournament.

At the event, Moore collapsed, so organizers called an ambulance. A close friend, MrGrimmmz, posted aA tribute video was made.about Moore’s unexpected death.

On August 26, 2016, Armin Schmieder, an Italian wingsuit pilot who seeks thrills, accidentally streamed his death live on Facebook. The 28-year-old pro jumper died from a fatal accident after taking a huge dive from a mountain top in Kandersteg, Switzerland. Before jumping, Schmieder told hisFacebook fans watched.: "Today you fly with me."

Schmieder was one of.Schmieder was one of dozens.Schmieder was one of dozens of BASE jumpers.who died in 2016, though he was the only jumper to record his death.