Man accidentally kills himself posing with a gun for a Facebook selfie

IN a selfie obsessive’s quest to post the most outlandish photos, one shot ended up costing him his life.

OSCAR Aguilar was a man who loved to impress with his selfies, but when he decided to pose with a handgun it resulted in his death.

Aguilar, 21, a veterinarian from Mexico City has a Facebook page stocked with photos of him posing with luxury cars and beautiful women. He had a desire to take the ‘coolest’ selfies possible and his last idea saw him borrowing a gun and aiming it at his head. It would be his last.

Posing with cars was a much safer option than with a gun. Source: Facebook

Local police said Aguilar was unaware the gun was loaded and was ‘waving’ it around when it accidentally went off, wounding him.

According to local media neighbour Manfredo Paez heard the fatal shot: “I heard a gunshot, and then I heard somebody screaming and realised somebody had been hurt. I called the police straight away and when they arrived they found that he was still alive.”

Ambulance crews arrived at the scene but despite efforts Aguilar died on his way to hospital.

Police who questioned those who were present report Aguilar was playing around with the gun prior to the fatal discharge.