By John Boch Shooting News Weekly
For some people, it could be that their primary purpose in life is to serve as a warning to others. Such seems to be the case of an aspiring rapper from Virginia named Rylo Huncho. Rylo had a cool pistol with a green laser and a flashlight. While taking a break, probably from studying for his advanced placement physics final, he fired up TikTok, waved his gun around for the camera…and pulled the trigger. Unfortunately for him, that caused the gun to work exactly as intended.
The handgun was pointed at his head at the time, ending his promising career as a rapper, but launching him into negligent discharge immortality as a poster child for gun safety.
Virginia native, Rylo Huncho, is dead after accidentally shooting himself while filming a TikTok video.
This is why I don't advocate for cornballing out with firearms to look hard. pic.twitter.com/2I1PbPLF5O
— Amiri King (@AmiriKing) May 18, 2024
The Post Millennial has the story.
On Thursday, 17-year-old Virginia-based rapper Rylo Huncho fatally shot himself while filming a TikTok video.
In the video posted to his Instagram stories, Huncho was seen flipping the barrel of a handgun and holding it by the grip to show off the flashlight with a built-in laser sight. He then grabbed the grip, turned the gun towards his head, and said, “F**k Y'all N*****s” while pulling the trigger.
In a GoFundMe set up by Hucho's cousin, she explained that “Suicide/accidental was the cause of his death,” but they were “still trying to figure out why.”
The family has set up a GoFundMe account to pay for his burial.
“My aunt recently lost her 17 year old son from a self inflicted gun wound to the head,” the post read. “He was her only son! She was a single parent but took care of her son the best she could.”
“Please keep my family in your prayers,” she concluded.
According to Times Now, Huncho's friend, Twin Porter, broke the news to fans on his Facebook account. In a post he said, “to get a text saying he passed away is heartbreaking and to hear the mean things y'all are saying about Railey is so wrong on every level please god give his mother the strength to deal with the devastating pain she's in.”
In response to the video on X, many pointed out the need for training on the safe handling of firearms. Youtuber Amiri King said, “This is why I don't advocate for cornballing out with firearms to look hard.”
“I wish they force taught gun safety/firearm curriculum in ‘the hood' and/or high crime areas,” he added. “I think teaching 2A and weapon respect would put a dent in dumb s**t like this.”
We can only echo Mr. King's desire for firearm safety courses in schools. The question is, would they have much impact on people like the late Rylo Huncho. Good gun safety makes for boring photos and snoozer TikTok videos. It also makes for longer, happier lives with less collateral damage.
While he'll no doubt be missed by his friends and family, we can only hope that Rylo accomplished the noble purpose in life of warning of the dangers of what can happen when basic gun safety rules aren't observed. Whether its yours or a gun you've recently stolen.
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