A man was killed in Karachi while he was attempting to make a TikTok video. The 20-year-old security guard shot and killed himself with his own service weapon.
According to Geo News, in a bid to go viral, the young security guard who was posted at Gulshan-e-Maymar’s flour mills, accidentally shot himself. Police say the 20-year-old security guard was filming a video on TikTok when a shot went off, killing him on the spot.
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The whole incident was caught on camera. While the young security guard held the weapon to his chest and accidentally fires. The security guard filming the video asks his friend to ‘quit messing around’. Both men worked with the deceased guard at the same company.
According to police, the deceased security guard was from Sanghar and recruited by the company just 15 days ago. The young man’s kin refused to conduct an autopsy on the body.
Police have arrested the security guard behind the camera. According to police, the weapon with which the young man was killed did not move, but the weapon suddenly went off while making the video.
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Before we go and blame TikTok for yet another tragedy, calling for being responsible is the correct way to go about it. Although the incident was an accident, why are people making TikToks with loaded weapons or any weapons at all?
Previously, the Aabpara police arrested a man for operating a group, titled ‘313’, where he posted videos displaying different kinds of weapons and ammunition.
Later a Lahori man, Bhola Tension, and his associate were arrested for posing with firearms on social media. Despite such efforts, people are not acting responsibly and continue to make TikTok videos with firearms and post with weapons on social media.
