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Today 24 year old Brent MacMillan died of a self-inflicted gun shot wound to the chest. His death was witnessed by his girlfriend in California, she watched the whole thing go down via webcam.

MacMillan shot himself in the chest with a hunting rifle. The entire event was broadcast live on a web camera watched by his former girlfriend in California.

It’s a disturbing use of technology, and it’s not the first time it’s happened. In Britian, 42-year-old Kevin Whitrick committed suicide by hanging himself in front of his webcam. A chatroom user alerted police. And in India, a dental student hung himself with his web camera focused on his body. In both cases, officials said there were signs leading up to the deaths.

Source: http://www.ksl.com/index.php?nid=148&sid=4055540

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