Teen Rapper Accidentally Shoots, Kills Himself While Filming Social Media Video
A teenage rapper has died after accidentally shooting himself in the head while filming an Instagram video.
A video going viral on social media showed the 17-year-old Suffolk, Virginia-based TikToker, who went by Rylo Huncho, brandishing a gun when it accidentally went off.
According to the New York Post, police confirmed that a 17-year-old boy was found dead in Suffolk on May 15.
Cops did not say the name of the deceased but told the outlet they believe the teen's cause of death was an "accidental self-inflicted gunshot wound" to the head.
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On Wednesday, Rylo filmed himself holding a pistol with a green laser sight in one hand as he danced and sang into a camera.
At one point, he appeared to switch off the gun's safety before pointing it at the side of his head.
The sound of a gunshot could be heard as the teen's body was thrown to the side, and the camera was dropped.
The video was posted to Rylo's Instagram Stories and later spread to X, formerly Twitter, and other platforms, sparking concern among fans and netizens.
A day after the video was captured, a person who appears to be Rylo's cousin set up a GoFundMe page for his mother, seemingly confirming the rapper's death.
The page displayed a photo from Rylo's Instagram account, along with a message that began: "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," the description stated.
According to the page, the cause of death was believed to be "suicide/accidental," but the family was "still trying to figure out why."
The GoFundMe has raised almost $3,000 out of its $15,000 goal as of this writing.
Twin Porter, who Times Now News identified as a close associate of Rylo, reportedly also confirmed the rapper's death.
Porter wrote on Facebook Thursday that he received "a text saying he (Rylo) passed away."
"To get a text saying he passed away is heartbreaking and to hear the mean things y'all are saying about Railey is so wrong on every level," he wrote. "Please god, give his mother the strength to deal with the devastating pain she's in."
