Livestreamed suicide is an internet phenomenon where an individual broadcasts their suicide in real time via social media or video platforms.
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2007 March 21 — A 42-year-old man from Telford, England, Kevin Whitrick, committed suicide live in front of a webcam while in an online insult chatroom on Paltalk. 2008 November 19 — 19-year-old Abraham Biggs took a lethal dose of drugs during a livestream on Justin.tv in Pembroke Pines, Florida, United States. Prior to the suicide, Biggs had announced his plans to end his life on the bodybuilding.com forums.
2010 October 11 — A 21-year-old autistic man, Marcus James, hanged himself in his apartment during a livestream in Sweden. November 9 — A 24-year-old man livestreamed his own hanging on Ustream in Sendai, Miyagi, Japan.
2012 June 28 — Michael Marin, a 53-year-old lawyer, ate cyanide in court. Prior to his suicide, he was convicted of arson.
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November 24 — A 14-year-old Japanese junior high school student, under the pseudonym Rorochan_1999 (), jumped from the 13th floor in Ōmihachiman, Shiga Prefecture, Japan, whilst live on FC2. She had previously stated her intent, on 2chan, that she "want[ed] to do a suicide stream."
2016 May 10 — A 19-year-old who called herself Océane, threw herself under a train in Égly, France, during a Periscope livestream. September 6 — A 30-year-old man, Charoen Chimphuk, committed suicide by hanging during a Facebook livestream in Bangkok, Thailand. October 10 — A 22-year-old Turkish man, Erdoğan Ceren, fatally shot himself in the stomach on a Facebook livestream in Osmaniye, Türkiye. Before his suicide, he addressed to viewers that his girlfriend had broken up with him. October 26 — 22-year-old Roengkhetkan Saharat fatally shot himself in the head on a Facebook livestream in Kamphaeng Phet, Thailand. Before the livestream, he faced a large amount of debt due to his gambling. December 30 — 12-year-old Katelyn Nicole Davis died by suicide during a livestream on Live.me in Cedartown, Georgia, United States. In a 40-minute live broadcast, the girl said that she had been sexually abused by a family member.
2017 January 22 — A 14-year-old girl, Nakia Venant, committed suicide by hanging on a Facebook livestream in Miami Gardens, Florida, United States. January 23 — A 33-year-old actor, Frederick Jay Bowdy, fatally shot himself in a car while on a Facebook live in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California. A few days before his suicide, he was arrested for sexual assault. April 25 — A 49-year-old man, James M. Jeffrey, fatally shot himself in the head during a Facebook livestream in Robertsdale, Alabama, United States. Prior to his suicide, he had been going through a breakup with his girlfriend. May 13 — A 33-year-old musician and audio engineer, Jared McLemore, died after intentionally setting himself on fire in a parking lot and running into a bar on a Facebook livestream in Memphis, Tennessee, United States. December 25 — A 39-year-old man, Gregory Tomkins, committed suicide on a webcam while logged onto an insult chatroom on Paltalk in Wallington, London.
2018 March 14 — An 18-year-old, Shuaib Naz "Shuaiby" Aslam, fatally shot himself in the head with a shotgun while live on YouTube and Discord with his friends. Prior to his suicide, he had been going through depression. July 1 — A 16-year-old Japanese high school student, who went under the pseudonym Nakaikiaka (), jumped onto the train tracks on a TwitCasting livestream at Kintetsu-Kōriyama Station, Yamatokōriyama, Nara Prefecture, Japan. She had previously expressed her sadness at her boyfriend forcing her to take birth control pills after her becoming pregnant. July 25 — A 43-year-old builder from Cardiff, Wales named Leon Jenkins livestreamed his suicide by hanging while in an online insult chatroom on Paltalk.
2019 January 16 — 41-year-old Brian Velasco, the drummer for the Filipino rock band Razorback, died after jumping from the balcony of a condominium in Malate, Manila on a Facebook livestream. His girlfriend later stated that he had bipolar disorder and was under treatment for it. October 17 — An 18-year-old student, Gleb Korablyov, fatally shot himself in the head with a Saiga-12K on a VKontakte livestream in Moscow, Russia. The footage of his suicide was then uploaded to YouTube under "1444" 2 days later. The video was up for 3 days before being taken down.
2020 August 31 — A 33-year-old US Army Reserve veteran, Ronald Merle McNutt, fatally shot himself during a Facebook livestream in New Albany, Mississippi, United States.
2021 October 15 — A Chinese social media influencer known as Luo Xiao Mao Mao Zi committed suicide on a Douyin livestream by drinking pesticide. She mentioned that she has been struggling with depression. November 7 — A transgender man, Samuel Hervey, died by setting himself on fire in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan after being pushed by the infamous predatory group named 764 and by his own will which he had planned for years.
2022 January 17 — A 13-year-old boy from Gig Harbor, Washington, United States, named Jay Taylor committed suicide by hanging on an Instagram livestream after members from the 764 group who met him on Discord coerced him to do it. March 25 — Two cousins from St. Louis, 12-year-old Paris Harvey and 14-year-old Kuaron Harvey were playing with a gun on an Instagram livestream, when Paris accidentally shot Kuaron, and seconds later, she shot herself. Paris' mother said "It was not a suicide. It was just a freak accident".
2023 October 2 — In the afternoon, two teenagers, 17-year-old Victoria and 18-year-old Vladimir, jumped from the 24th floor in Kyiv, Ukraine. The teenagers broadcast their suicide on TikTok. Before committing suicide, they posted several dozen videos on their Telegram channel. October 9 — A 23-year-old Italian Call of Duty cosplayer, Vincent Plicchi, known online as Inquisitor Ghost, died by suicide off-camera while on a TikTok livestream in Bologna, Italy. Prior to his death, he had been cyberbullied from people believing false allegations that accused him of grooming a minor.
2024 February 25 — A 25-year-old United States Air Force serviceman, Aaron Bushnell, died after setting himself on fire outside the front gate of the Embassy of Israel in Washington D.C. on a Twitch livestream, protesting the U.S.’s support for Israel in the Gaza war.
2025 April 30 — An 18-year-old Brazilian Youtuber, Mateus José Santos Cordeiro, who went by the nickname Matbit2006, fatally shot himself in the head with a shotgun on a Youtube livestream in Balsa Nova, Paraná, Brazil.
2026 May 18 — Two teenage gunmen, identified as Cain Clark and Caleb Vazquez, fatally shot three people outside the Islamic Center of San Diego before dying from self-inflicted gunshot wounds. They livestreamed the attack; during the stream, Clark shot Vazquez twice before turning the weapon on himself. August 5 — A 25-year-old Japanese influencer known as Mina Chan died of suicide by hanging herself during a TikTok livestream in Seoul, South Korea. August 18 — Muhammad Mael Jalani, perpetrator of the Ateneo de Zamboanga University shooting, fatally shot himself on a Facebook livestream in Zamboanga City, Philippines.
See also Trash stream Livestreamed crime Copycat suicide Ricardo López (stalker) Live television suicide
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