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| YouTube prankster jailed for shooting boyfriend dead | YouTube prankster jailed for shooting boyfriend dead |
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| A US woman has been sentenced to six months in jail for shooting dead her boyfriend in a botched stunt they hoped would go viral on YouTube. | A US woman has been sentenced to six months in jail for shooting dead her boyfriend in a botched stunt they hoped would go viral on YouTube. |
| Monalisa Perez, now 20, was asked by Pedro Ruiz, 22, to fire a gun from a foot (30 cm) away, believing a thick book he held in front of his chest would shield him. | Monalisa Perez, now 20, was asked by Pedro Ruiz, 22, to fire a gun from a foot (30 cm) away, believing a thick book he held in front of his chest would shield him. |
| The bullet pierced the 1.5in book, fatally wounding Ruiz last June. | The bullet pierced the 1.5in book, fatally wounding Ruiz last June. |
| Perez, a mother of two, later pleaded guilty to second-degree manslaughter. | Perez, a mother of two, later pleaded guilty to second-degree manslaughter. |
| What are Perez's sentencing terms? | What are Perez's sentencing terms? |
| On Wednesday, a Minnesota judge, Jeffrey Remick, said she would serve her time in 10-day increments. | |
| Perez - who is banned for life from owning firearms - will be on probation for 10 years. | Perez - who is banned for life from owning firearms - will be on probation for 10 years. |
| She also agreed not to seek any financial gain from the case. | She also agreed not to seek any financial gain from the case. |
| What did the couple want to achieve? | What did the couple want to achieve? |
| Perez and Ruiz had been documenting their everyday lives by posting videos of their pranks to a YouTube channel in a quest for internet fame. | Perez and Ruiz had been documenting their everyday lives by posting videos of their pranks to a YouTube channel in a quest for internet fame. |
| They had filmed some minor pranks, which seemed relatively harmless. | They had filmed some minor pranks, which seemed relatively harmless. |
| And there was little indication of how far they were prepared to go in order to become online celebrities until the fatal stunt on 26 June 2017. | And there was little indication of how far they were prepared to go in order to become online celebrities until the fatal stunt on 26 June 2017. |
| On that day Perez fired a powerful Desert Eagle handgun from close range, as Ruiz held an encyclopaedia in front of his chest. | On that day Perez fired a powerful Desert Eagle handgun from close range, as Ruiz held an encyclopaedia in front of his chest. |
| He had experimented previously and thought the thick book would protect him, but the couple's three-year-old child and nearly 30 onlookers watched as she fired a fatal bullet. | He had experimented previously and thought the thick book would protect him, but the couple's three-year-old child and nearly 30 onlookers watched as she fired a fatal bullet. |
| Perez called 911 to report she had accidentally shot her boyfriend. | Perez called 911 to report she had accidentally shot her boyfriend. |
| Ruiz was pronounced dead at the scene at their home in Halstad. | Ruiz was pronounced dead at the scene at their home in Halstad. |
| Perez was pregnant with their second child at the time of the shooting. | Perez was pregnant with their second child at the time of the shooting. |