Deadly fad of ‘Suicide on social media’ spreads! Jilted Alabama man streams suicide on Facebook Live, after girlfriend dumped him
James M. Jeffrey killed himself after girlfriend broke up with him
Jeffrey of Robertsdale, Alabama streamed his suicide on Facebook Live after his girlfriend broke up with him
The 49-year-old shot himself in the head with a rifle, during a livestream video, Tuesday night
James M. Jeffrey, from Alabama, killed himself while streaming live on Facebook
Authorities said they received a call around 11 p.m. from a woman worried that Jeffrey may harm himself.
According to police Jeffrey and an unidentified woman were “in the middle of a breakup and he had stopped responding” to her.
Responding officers were en route to his home, 911 calls came flooding in about the Robertsdale man shooting himself in the head during a livestream video. Jeffrey was in the middle of broadcasting on Tuesday when he brought up a gun and shot himself in the head.
The disturbing footage was viewed over 1,000 times and shared by several people on the social networking site. It remained on Facebook for about two hours before it was taken down.
49-year-old Jeffrey was in the middle of a break up with his girlfriend when he took his own life, broadcast on social media
“I hope this isn’t a trend,” assistant chief deputy Anthony Lowery told USA Today. “It’s one thing to commit suicide. It’s another to victimize other people.”
Sadly, this is a trend as Jeffrey becomes the latest to use Facebook Live to stream horrifyingly graphic content.
Earlier this week, a father from Thailand shared a live video of himself killing his infant daughter before taking his own life.
On Easter, Steve Stephens sparked a massive manhunt after he livestreamed himself savagely gunning down 74-year-old Robert Godwin Sr. in Cleveland. Stephens blamed the incident on an ex-girlfriend who had broken up with him.
In an effort to stop people from streaming suicides, Facebook announced last month that it will integrate real-time suicide prevention tools into Facebook Live. It will also offer live-chat support from crisis support organizations to make it easier for people to report suicides or self-injuries.
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