Then the video of McNutt's suicide was uploaded by users across social media platforms such as Facebook, YouTube, TikTok, and Instagram, often as a short video clip set to pop up in the feeds of unsuspecting users.Īccording to Heavy, Facebook also initially refused to prevent the spread of recorded video of McNutt's misfire and suicide but later agreed to remove the videos from its platform. The video was downloaded and posted on Hoodsite, and the spread of the livestream started. Two days after his suicide, McNutt was buried in Snowdown Church of Christ Cemetery in Prentiss County, Mississippi. Ī final message by Ronnie McNutt was later discovered on Facebook, saying, 'Someone in your life needs to hear that they matter.

Police Chief Chris Robertson reported that his officers had secured the perimeter and evacuated nearby residents before attempting to communicate with McNutt via speakerphone, to no avail. The New Albany Police Department had been called to the scene during the livestream, but did not enter McNutt's apartment until after they heard the fatal gunshot, his phone was still ringing as officers searched the scene. The stream had been captured by multiple users. After she ended the call, McNutt took hold of the gun and addressed the audience for the last time, saying, 'Hey guys, I guess that's it.' He then aimed the rifle under his chin and fatally shot himself.Ībout a second before he shot himself, the phone he'd left on his desk began to ring.

The last call he received was from his ex-girlfriend, which he answered, leading to a brief argument between the two. Īs the stream went on, McNutt's mobile phone rang frequently. Facebook refused to cut the stream, claiming that the stream was not in any violation of its platform's guidelines. Steen allegedly attempted to intervene numerous times, particularly when McNutt misfired the rifle, hoping that Facebook would cut off the stream and end the video feed, preventing people from seeing into McNutt's home while Steen sought police intervention. He did not initially find it unusual as McNutt had routinely done livestreams in the past, but he became alarmed when he realized that McNutt was intoxicated and holding a single shot rifle. His best friend, Joshua Steen, noticed the stream. On August 31, 2020, McNutt began a livestream on Facebook. McNutt was a Christian who regularly attended church. In addition to this, he was also dealing with a recent break-up with his girlfriend some media reports also said that he lost his job during the COVID-19 pandemic, though Rolling Stone disputed this. He had a variety of mental health problems, such as depression as well as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), the latter of which was a direct consequence of his time served in the Iraq War in 20. Ronald Merle McNutt (– August 31, 2020) was a resident of New Albany, Mississippi, and had served in the United States Army Reserve, including in Iraq. The case has raised awareness about both suicide prevention and what duty of care social media platforms owe to protect users and victims' reputations online when it comes to graphic content. Video platform TikTok was also slow to respond to the video, which had appeared in many user feeds and constant re-uploads, leading to many users choosing to boycott the platform. The case became notable for both the callous attitude expressed towards McNutt's death by some internet users, as well as Facebook's slow response to the video, which had been shared to numerous other platforms and amassed a large view count before finally being taken down.

On August 31, 2020, Ronnie McNutt, a 33-year-old American man, committed suicide by shooting himself under the chin with a single shot rifle on a Facebook livestream, which went viral on various social media platforms.

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