WATCH ABOVE: A 19-year-old Houston, Texas man accidentally shot and killed himself on Wednesday while he was taking selfies with a gun. Cathy Hernandez reports.
HOUSTON – A 19-year-old Texas man is dead after police say he accidentally shot himself while posing for a selfie with a gun.
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Deleon Alonso Smith died of a gunshot wound to the throat about 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at an apartment in southwestern Houston.
Investigators say Smith had found a gun and was taking pictures of himself and a cousin holding the weapon and posting them to online when the gun discharged, killing Smith.
Investigators say the cousin was in another room when the gun fired.
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