14 -Year-Old Girl Dies While Recording TikTok Dance Video as Fellow Minor Shoots Her

Aaliyah Salazar, 14, was shot while recording a TikTok dance video in her grandfather's house in early August, and her Colorado family is now grieving her loss.

According to the police, Salazar's two minors friends were handling a gun as she was making videos for TikTok. According to a Fox News report, one of the pals shot Salazar, says the police.

Police claim to have found a video Salazar made just before the incident. Salazar was seen dancing in the video as someone else in the background was "fiddling with something."

Minors Face Charges

According to court records obtained by NBC 12, police saw the footage of Aaliyah dancing with someone playing with something in the background before she was shot in the head.

Police were informed by one of the teens that they witnessed another youngster aim a pistol at Aaliyah and shoot. Per reports, the teen informed authorities it could have been unintentional.

Both minors are facing charges of misdemeanor firearm possession and felony manslaughter.

Emiliano Vargas, the gun's owner, is a 21-year-old man accused of allowing a minor to carry a handgun. Vargas wasn't at home when the incident occurred.

Earlier this week, Salazar's relatives and friends gathered to memorialize the girl, with some condemning the way the police handled the inquiry.

Officials said they would evaluate the case as a new district attorney will start in September.

Viral Challenge Kills UK Teen

In a separate report, a young person who attempted the lethal online "blackout challenge" that has been linked to several young people dying has perished. According to The New York Post, Leon Brown, 14, died just a few weeks after Brit Archie Battersbee, 12, also reportedly succumbed to the same viral threat online.

Lauryn Keating, a 30-year-old mother from Scotland, described the awful occurrence that occurred when she discovered her son Leon unconscious in his room at their Cumbernauld, UK, house on August 25: "It went horribly wrong."

A police spokeswoman confirmed the incident in a statement, saying they were informed of the "untimely death of a 14-year-old child at Ochilview Court in Cumbernauld at 8 a.m. on Thursday, 25 August 2022.

She added that the minor's there were "no suspicious circumstances surrounding his death."

Keating discovered that her son had taken part in the trending blackout challenge, which promotes a sort of self-strangulation by asking users to test how long they can hold their breath. This challenge is one of several deadly fads to spread via TikTok.

This occasionally deadly game can reduce oxygen to the brain, which might cause seizures, severe injuries, or even death.

TikTok expressed condolences to the Keating family in the wake of the tragedy.

The Chinese-owned video platform also stated that it presently forbids "this sort" of content and will delete it if discovered. Users of TikTok are advised to report the challenge by clicking the "Report" button.

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