Livestream suicide of Ronnie Mcnutt on Facebook Live with chat (not full vid)

Now with chat

Source:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suicide_of_Ronnie_McNutt

On August 31, 2020, McNutt began a livestream on the social media website Facebook. His best friend, Joshua Steen, encountered the stream. He did not initially find it unusual, as McNutt had routinely done livestreams in the past, but he became alarmed when he realized that McNutt was intoxicated and holding a rifle. Steen allegedly attempted to intervene numerous times, particularly when McNutt misfired the rifle, hoping that Facebook would cut off the stream and end the video feed, preventing people from seeing into McNutt's home while Steen sought police intervention. Facebook refused to cut the stream, claiming that the stream was not in any violation of its platform's guidelines. As the stream went on, McNutt's mobile phone rang frequently. The last call he received was from his ex-girlfriend to which he answered, leading to a brief argument between the two. Immediately after McNutt would hang the phone up on her, he exclaimed "Hey guys, I guess that's it." before proceeding to fatally shoot himself under the chin, prompting his friend's pet dog to wander into the room. The stream was captured by multiple attending parties. The New Albany Police Department was called to the scene during the livestream, but did not enter McNutt's apartment until after he had died. Police Chief Chris Robertson had secured the perimeter, evacuating nearby residents and attempting to communicate with McNutt via speakerphone, to no avail.

A final message by Ronnie McNutt was later discovered on Facebook, declaring, "Someone in your life needs to hear that they matter. That they are loved. That they have a future. Be the one to tell them".

Two days after his suicide, McNutt was buried in Snowdown Church of Christ Cemetery in Prentiss County, Mississippi.