ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI — It appears that a selfie gone wrong is to blame for a St. Louis-area 15-year-old who was killed when he fatally shot...
ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI — It appears that a selfie gone wrong is to blame for a St. Louis-area 15-year-old who was killed when he fatally shot himself in the chest last week, police said. rnrnDaMontez Jones died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound to his right upper chest, and the shooting has been ruled an accident, police said.rnrnThe shooting occurred around 7:30 p.m. last Friday at a home located in the Overland area, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. DaMontez was there with two older brothers, ages 16 and 17, and a younger half-sibling. rnrnPolice think Jones found the loaded and unlocked gun on the top shelf of a bedroom closet when his mother and her fiance, who owns the gun, were not home. rnrnHis three brothers were in another part of the house when they heard the gun go off. rn rnDaMontez was rushed to the hospital, where he died.rnrnOverland police Lt. Steve Branham said they believe Jones may have been trying to take a selfie due to the proximity of the phone and the gun. rnrn“He had a cellphone found next to him,” Branham said. rnrnPolice have been unable to get the phone to work and are sending it to a lab to see if there are any photos in the phone of DaMontez with the gun.n-------------------------------------------------------------rnrnWelcome to TomoNews, where we animate the most entertaining news on the internets. Come here for an animated look at viral headlines, US news, celebrity gossip, salacious scandals, dumb criminals and much more! Subscribe now for daily news animations that will knock your socks off.rnrnVisit our official website for all the latest, uncensored videos: http://us.tomonews.comrnCheck out our Android app:http://bit.ly/1sYjIzcrnCheck out our iOS app: http://bit.ly/1gO3z1frnrnGet top stories delivered to your inbox everyday: http://bit.ly/tomo-newsletterrnrnStay connected with us here:rnFacebook http://www.facebook.com/TomoNewsUSrnTwitter @tomonewsus http://www.twitter.com/TomoNewsUSrnGoogle+ http://plus.google.com/+TomoNewsUS/rnInstagram @tomonewsus http://instagram.com/tomonewsus Less