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Monalisa Perez has been charged in Minnesota with 2nd-degree manslaughter
The Associated Press
Posted: Jun 29, 2017 10:04 AM ET
Last Updated: Jun 29, 2017 10:04 AM ET
A Minnesota woman charged in the fatal shooting of her boyfriend told authorities it was a video stunt gone wrong.
Monalisa Perez, of Halstad, Minn., was charged Wednesday with second-degree manslaughter in the death of Pedro Ruiz III.
According to a criminal complaint, the 19-year-old Perez told authorities that Ruiz wanted to make a YouTube video of her shooting a bullet into a book he was holding against his chest. She says she fired from about 30 centimetres away.
A photo of Monalisa Perez released by Northwest Regional Corrections Center after she was charged with second-degree manslaughter. (Northwest Regional Corrections Center/Associated Press)
Authorities say Ruiz died from a single gunshot wound to the chest.
The victim’s aunt, Claudia Ruiz, told WDAY-TV that the couple played pranks and put them on YouTube.
Perez was granted a public defender and released on $7,000 US bail.
The charge carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison.
Me and Pedro are probably going to shoot one of the most dangerous videos ever😳😳 HIS idea not MINE🙈
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@MonalisaPerez5
DOING SCARY STUNTS AT THE FAIR | PART 1 https://t.co/Et7vpukwmr via @YouTube
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@MonalisaPerez5
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