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‘I can’t do it babe – I’m scared’: Dramatic video shows swaggering wannabe YouTube star forcing his scared girlfriend to SHOOT him through a book in a video stunt which left him dead and her jailed
- Monalisa Perez, 20, shot and killed her boyfriend Pedro Ruiz III, 22, in June 2017 while filming a YouTube stunt for his channel
- Newly-released transcripts from the video show Perez, who was pregnant with their second child at the time, saying she didn’t want to shoot him
- Ruiz urged his girlfriend to shoot while he held a hardcover encyclopedia to his chest
- In released portions of the video, Ruiz is heard saying he is ready to die
- She pleaded guilty to second-degree manslaughter in December and was sentenced to six months in prison
The final moments of a YouTuber‘s life before he was shot dead by his girlfriend in an ill-advised stunt have been revealed.
Prosecutors in Norman County, Minnesota on Friday released video and transcripts from the fateful final video of Pedro Ruiz, 22, and his then-pregnant girlfriend Monalisa Perez, 20.
‘I can’t do it, babe. I’m so scared,’ Perez told her boyfriend in the transcript from the June 2017 video, as she wielded a .50-caliber Desert Eagle – one of the most powerful handguns in the world.
‘As long as you hit the book, you’ll be fine. Come on,’ Ruiz responded, holding a hardcover encyclopedia to his chest.
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While cameras were rolling, she fired and the bullet went through the book, killing Ruiz.
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Pedro Ruiz, 22, and his then-pregnant girlfriend Monalisa Perez, 20 are seen in the video
The Desert Eagle (above) is among the most powerful handguns in the world
Ruiz proposed using an encyclopedia as armor as Perez shot the book with the handgun
‘Babe, if I kill you what’s gonna happen to my life. Like, no this isn’t okay,’ the transcript reads.
Perez, of Redfield, South Dakota, was sentenced earlier this year to 180 days in jail for second-degree manslaughter.
Perez, was pregnant with her second child at the time of Ruiz’s death and their son was born in September.
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Most white shooters obtain weapons legally, aren¿t mentally…In the released portion of the video from the stunt, Ruiz addresses the camera and says: ‘So if I’m going to die, I’m pretty much ready to go to heaven right now. If I die, I’ll be ready for Jesus.
‘He probably won’t accept me into the pearly gates because of how stupid this is, but I have confidence that my girlfriend will hit the book and not me.’
Ruiz shows off the gold-plated .50-caliber Desert Eagle handgun moments before the stunt
Ruiz shows off the size of the .50 Action Express cartridge that he hoped a book would stop
The cartridge is among the largest in the world that can be fired by a semi-auto pistol
The video, shot shortly before Ruiz’s death is rambling and amateurish at times
Transcripts show Perez hesitated before the stunt but Ruiz urged her on to shoot at him
New transcript show Monalisa Perez (left), 20, of Minnesota, resisting to shoot dead her boyfriend, Pedro Ruiz III (right), 22, during a botched YouTube stunt last year
The mother-of-two took a plea deal in December that will allow her to serve out half of her jail term in increments of 30 days per year for the next three years.
She is also banned from ever possessing firearms.
After the shooting, Perez told police on a 911 call that Ruiz had asked her to fire a bullet from a pistol into an encyclopedia as he held it against his body.
But the projectile penetrated the volume and fatally wounded the young father.
The fatal shooting was captured on two cameras that had been set up to record the stunt.
Teen’s final ‘scary stunt’ video the day she shot her boyfriend
Perez told a 911 dispatcher their YouTube prank had failed and her boyfriend had been shot in the chest
Their three-year-old daughter, Aaliyah, was present when the shooting occurred.
‘We were doing a YouTube video and it went wrong. Please hurry up,’ Perez told the 911 dispatcher in June 2017.
Prior to the shooting, Perez had tweeted: ‘Me and Pedro are probably going to shoot one of the most dangerous videos ever. HIS idea not MINE’.
If the 20-year-old had gone to trial and was found guilty, she could have been looking at up to 10 years behind bars.
The prosecutor handling Perez’s case said Ruiz’s family members signed off on the plea deal.
The couple’s YouTube channel had 218 subscribers at the time and included pranks like Perez feeding Ruiz donuts covered in baby powder.
In their last video together, the family go to a fairground and Perez says: ‘Imagine when we have 300,000 subscribers.’
Prior to the shooting, Perez had tweeted: ‘Me and Pedro are probably going to shoot one of the most dangerous videos ever. HIS idea not MINE’
Anti-gun protester David Hogg — protected by armed guards?
JUNE 22, 2018
David Hogg is a VIP now.
The 18-year-old attended the Parkland, Florida school where a student murdered 17 people in February, then made himself famous with relentless calls for gun control in the wake of the tragedy.
Now he’s got a book deal, and publicists — and armed guards.
Sean Di Somma snapped some pictures of Hogg strolling the streets of New York City recently with his new entourage in tow.
Sean Di Somma@SeanDiSommaHere’s @davidhogg111 in NYC today with armed guards and bunch of publicists. #neveragain #Hypocrites
“Here’s @davidhogg111 in NYC today with armed guards and a bunch of publicists. #neveragain #Hypocrites,” Di Somma posted to Twitter.
Check out the photo:
The posted prompted a tit-for-tat with Hogg and his supporters.
Sean Di Somma@SeanDiSommaHere’s @davidhogg111 in NYC today with armed guards and bunch of publicists. #neveragain #Hypocrites pic.twitter.com/NsT9NiN5cv
David Hogg✔@davidhogg111
Love you too
“Love you too,” Hogg wrote in response to Di Somma’s tweet.
Sean Di Somma@SeanDiSomma
“Get dat money,” Di Somma shot back, along with a goofy meme.
Jeff Walsh, a Hogg defender, chimed in.
Jeff Walsh@haterobicsThe book proceeds are going to gun reform charities, not to David or his sister, so yeah, the more he promotes the book, the more it supports his cause (albeit not his wallet).
“The book proceeds are going to gun reform charities, not to David or his sister, so yeah, the more he promotes the book, the more it supports his cause (albeit not his wallet),” Walsh wrote.
Jeff Walsh@haterobicsThe book proceeds are going to gun reform charities, not to David or his sister, so yeah, the more he promotes the book, the more it supports his cause (albeit not his wallet).
David Hogg✔@davidhogg111
This ^^^^, you know @SeanDiSomma you should really read the book if you did you would know we’re pro second amendment.
“This ^^^^,” Hogg added, “you know @SeanDiSomma you should really read the book if you did you would know we’re pro second amendment.”
David Hogg✔@davidhogg111
This ^^^^, you know @SeanDiSomma you should really read the book if you did you would know we’re pro second amendment.
Sean Di Somma@SeanDiSommaI’m going to take a pass. I’m not really into books pushing shallow agendas not written by the listed author. Good luck to you though; if this sells well, surely there’s a nice advance for the next one. #capitalism
“I’m going to take a pass,” Di Somma replied. “I’m not really into books pushing shadow agendas not written by the listed author. Good luck to you though; if this sells well, surely there’s a nice advance for the next one. #capitalism”
Other folks on the thread simply pointed out the obvious.
Sean Di Somma@SeanDiSommaHere’s @davidhogg111 in NYC today with armed guards and bunch of publicists. #neveragain #Hypocrites pic.twitter.com/NsT9NiN5cv
Jim_Gerber@jgerber816Perfect Hypocrite Hogg. Speaking out every day about taking other peoples guns but oh so willing to have people with guns protecting him.
“Perfect Hypocrite Hogg. Speaking out every day about taking other people’s guns but oh so willing to have people with guns protecting him,” Jim Gerber wrote.
Sean Di Somma@SeanDiSommaHere’s @davidhogg111 in NYC today with armed guards and bunch of publicists. #neveragain #Hypocrites pic.twitter.com/NsT9NiN5cv
bigh ♤@gighurlBut why does he need armed guards? I understand its because of death threats but…he is in new york, guns are banned there correct????
“But why does he need armed guards? I understand its because of death threats but … he is in New York, guns are banned there correct?” bigh added.
Sean Di Somma@SeanDiSommaHere’s @davidhogg111 in NYC today with armed guards and bunch of publicists. #neveragain #Hypocrites pic.twitter.com/NsT9NiN5cv
GA Patriot@GA_Patriot912But @davidhogg111 I thought armed guards were not an answer to security? Who is Paying for him? @Everytown ? @georgesoros ? What makes you Special or better that anyone else in NYC?
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