Teen rapper accidentally shoots self while pointing gun at his head for social media video

A tragic incident occurred in Suffolk, Virginia, on May 15, where a 17-year-old aspiring rapper lost his life while filming a video for social media. The young artist, known as Rylo Huncho, was found dead from what authorities described as an “accidental self-inflicted gunshot wound” to the head.

Though the police have not officially released his name, videos circulating online depict Rylo Huncho performing into a camera, holding a pistol with a green laser sight. The footage shows him disengaging the weapon’s safety and, in a tragic misstep, pointing it at his head just before a gunshot is heard. The camera then captures him falling out of view.

In the wake of this heartbreaking event, a GoFundMe page was launched to support Rylo Huncho’s grieving mother. Described by a family member as a dedicated single parent who devoted herself to her only son, the mother is now facing unimaginable sorrow.

The cousin who organised the fundraiser wrote poignantly, “He was her only son! She was a single parent but took care of her son the best she could.