Chicago man shot dead while live streaming on Facebook
By Justin Madden
CHICAGO, June 17 (Reuters) - The Chicago man was chance and killed while reside streaming a video upon Facebook, police said on Friday, just days after a double-homicide in Italy in which the fantastic later took to Facebook Live to encourage more violence.
Antonio Perkins, 28, was found face down on Wednesday night in a vacant lot along with gunshot wounds towards the neck and head on the city's west side, Chicago police officer Laura Amezaga said.
Perkins was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced lifeless. Police on Friday determined the man in the video as Perkins, who they said was a recorded gang member. No arrests have been made.
Within France, a 25-year-old guy killed a French police commander and the commander's partner on Tuesday, he then took to Facebook Reside with a 12-minute video encouraging followers to destroy prison staff, police authorities, journalists and lawmakers.
The particular incidents underscore the enormous challenges companies such as Facebook Inc, Twitter Incorporation and Google's YouTube face as they push live video streaming to hundreds of millions of people.
Facebook in recent months made its Live feature - which usually allows anyone to broadcast a in real period - a central component of its strategy. It allows people to flow off their smartphone.
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The Fb Live video appears to display Perkins recording himself and a group of individuals in front of the row of homes just before someone opened fire. The phone appears to tumble through bloody grass before heading black. The audio continues with bystanders screaming and crying.
The video remains on Facebook having a consumer warning message about its graphic nature.
The spokeswoman from Facebook acknowledged the video posting, saying it does not break company policy. The interpersonal media site will remove a video if this celebrates or glorifies assault, she said. (Reporting simply by Justin Madden; Editing simply by Daniel Trotta and Joe Crosby)