The victim, 28-year-old Antonio Perkins, was recording himself talking to another person and had just taken a swig of alcohol when shots are heard. He was shot Wednesday in the North Lawndale neighborhood in Chicago. He and the others were not saying very much although voices of others including a woman and a child can be heard. Then, a sudden blast of gunfire.
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A police spokesman said the video was being investigated and that it could not be confirmed if it was Perkins.
Perkins was reportedly shot in the neck and head before being transported to Mount Sinai hospital on the West Side, where was declared dead.
“A lot of people loved my son; he was a good person”, his father Daniel Cole told WGN Chicago. According to the station, Perkins had recently purchased a vehicle and was starting a new job at McDonald’s. His friends say he was not the target and not a gangbanger.
According to the details, Perkins was drinking and having fun in a huddle meanwhile live streaming on facebook.
“Stop judging everybody. Stop judging us like that”.
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Horrifying footage of a man being fatally shot was live-streamed on Facebook. Viewer discretion is advised.
