The Boyfriend Shooter

Over ten years ago, prank and stunt videos started to gain popularity on YouTube, and for a while, they were among the most watched. For more views, people played jokes on friends, family, and strangers, or they engaged in risky acts. Some of them were easy and safe, but as time went on, the intensity and danger of these movies increased. Sometimes things go horribly wrong and turn lethal.

The goal of the YouTube stunt that Monalisa Perez and her boyfriend attempted to stage in 2018 was to combine danger with the implausible. Pedro Ruiz was holding an encyclopedia when Monalisa opened fire at close range. The concept was that the bullet would halt because the book would be so thick.

The objective, according to Ruiz, was to determine whether a.50-caliber bullet could penetrate a book. He planned to debut the stunt on a brand-new YouTube channel. Perez objected, but she ultimately decided to go ahead with the prank. She pulled the trigger as a camera captured the event. Ruiz was killed when the bullet struck him after piercing the book. Due to her obvious lack of malice, Perez received a low sentence of 180 days in prison after being found guilty of second-degree manslaughter.