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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' imprisonment 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 (30cm) 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. Minnesota Judge Jeffrey Remick set out the terms agreed under plea bargaining on Wednesday. Perez will:
Perez - who is banned for life from owning firearms - will be on probation for 10 years. The sentencing is below state guidelines but Norman County Attorney James Brue said "the reality [is] that this foolish stunt was dreamed up, planned and executed by Pedro Ruiz, and the defendant wrongfully and tragically relied on his assurances that the stunt was safe".
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 in Halstad, Minnesota, 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.
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.