Minnesota couple Pedro Ruiz and MonaLisa Perez created YouTube videos showcasing their daily lives and funny pranks. Since their channel was not gaining as much attention as they would have liked, Pedro decided to create a new one called Dammit Boy. 

"My channel is going to consist of a lot of crazy stuff," he said in the 2017 video. Adding, "Entertainment just for you guys. My thing is crazy...With this being my first video, I hope to capture all my audience, like that.” 

In an extreme effort to gain more followers, Pedro decided that the couple would perform a dangerous stunt to kick-off the new channel. The 22-year-old was going to have his girlfriend MonaLisa shoot him in the chest through a thick encyclopedia. After practicing on another inch-and-a-half thick book to ensure the bullet would not penetrate, Pedro assured his girlfriend the stunt would be fine. 

"I can't do this babe, I am so scared. My heart is beating…" MonaLisa said. "Babe, if I kill you what's going to happen to my life? Like, no this isn't okay… I don't want to be responsible." Pedro’s girlfriend pulled the trigger; he sadly died before getting to a hospital.

Following the incident, MonaLisa was sentenced to 180 days in jail after she plead guilty to second-degree manslaughter.