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A United States man has livestreamed the moment he was shot dead in a Facebook Live video.
The now-deleted video obtained by local media showed Prentis Robinson walking down a North Carolina street, filming himself using a selfie stick, and talking to the camera.
Moments later, he was approached by a person holding a long black object. He told them: "You on live."
Gunshots rang out, and the camera hit the ground, showing the sky and trees — and then the suspect running away.
Police have charged Douglas Cleveland Colson over Mr Robinson's death, Union County Sheriff's Office spokesman Tony Underwood said.
Jail records showed Mr Colson was being held without bond on a charge of first-degree murder.
Mr Robinson had been to the police department minutes before the shooting and spoke with the chief about a mobile phone that had been stolen from him, Wingate Police Chief Donnie Gay told WCCB-TV.
Mr Robinson's Facebook page described him as a musician who lived in Atlanta.
In a statement, Facebook said it removed the video because it had no way of knowing whether the victim would have wanted "this horrific act" to be broadcast on social media.
"We will apply a warning screen to future uploads of the video intended to raise awareness or condemn this tragedy, and limit accessibility to people over the age of 18," a Facebook spokesperson said.
It is not the first time someone has been killed in a Facebook Live video.
Last year, a man in Thailand broadcast himself killing his baby daughter.
The same year, a United States man allegedly posted a video on Facebook saying he was planning a murder, uploaded another showing the murder, and then posted a live confession before taking his own life.
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Topics: law-crime-and-justice, murder-and-manslaughter, social-media, united-states
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