Ronald Ronnie McNutt
| Ronald Ronnie McNutt | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1987-05-23 |
| 💀Died | August 31, 2020 New Albany, MississippiAugust 31, 2020 |
| Cause of death | Suicide by self-inflicted gunshot |
| 🏳️ Nationality | American |
| Other names | InhidiSpurds |
| 💼 Occupation | Streamer (previously a YouTuber) |
| 👔 Employer | Toyota |
| 👴 👵 Parents |
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Ronald "Ronnie" Merle McNutt was a Toyota plant employee, Iraq War veteran and streamer who committed suicide on August 31, 2020, while livestreaming on Facebook being motivated by his suffering from PTSD and depression.
Early life[edit]
Ronald "Ronnie" Merle McNutt was born on May 23, 1987, to Elaine and Cecil Ronald McNutt. He had 2 siblings, Joey and Mindy. Ronnie was described by friends and family as "caring and loyal". He would regularly attend Celebration Church in Tupelo, Mississippi and help anyone if they needed it. He enjoyed and performed theater plays.[1] He was a part of a Comic Con club and wrote comic book reviews. Ronnie co-hosted the Justice Geeks podcast with his friend Joshua Steen. He was employed at the Toyota plant in Blue Springs, Missouri.[1] Ronnie had a Facebook account where he made streams talking about theology and pop culture.[2] He served in the Iraq War from June 2007 to March 2008. When he returned to the United States, he suffered from PTSD and depression. His girlfriend broke up with him and his father died on February 27, 2018, in the hospital.[2] Ronnie celebrated what would've been his father's 69th birthday on August 14, 2020.
Suicide[edit]
On August 31, 2020, McNutt posted an image on his Facebook timeline that read "Someone in your life needs to hear that they matter. That they are loved. That they have a future. Be the one to tell them." Later that day, he started a livestream on Facebook. He garnered 200 people on Facebook Live including his friends and family members, as well as his mother. McNutt talked about taking his own life, people messaged him on his phone begging him not to.[3] Police evacuated neighbors and set up a brigade outside his house. They pleaded to McNutt over a loudspeaker. He put a single-shot rifle to his chin around 10:32 P.M. and pulled the trigger.[2]
Aftermath[edit]
The stream was reported by people and Facebook responded 2 hours later saying the video did not violate community guidelines, they eventually took the video down 8 hours later however.[2] McNutt's stream went viral the next day and people gave it a fake backstory saying he killed himself because his girlfriend broke up with him over the phone, these were debunked by his friend Steen. The video of his McNutt's suicide was reuploaded to multiple social media platforms including Twitter and TikTok, the video would be disguised as a music clip or cooking video and then cut to his death.[4][2] Many trolls also sent bait and switch videos of McNutt's death to his family. McNutt's family have tried to take down the video from social media by using the hashtag #ReformForRonnie.[2]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Ronald McNutt Obituary - Booneville, MS". Dignity Memorial. Retrieved 2022-02-21.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Dickson, E. J.; Dickson, E. J. (2020-09-09). "Why Did Facebook Keep a Man's Livestreamed Suicide Up for Hours?". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2022-02-21.
- ↑ "Army veteran Ronnie McNutt commits suicide in Facebook livestream". New York Post. 2020-09-08. Retrieved 2022-02-21.
- ↑ "Scots parents warned to avoid this TikTok video as it shows man shooting himself". The Scottish Sun. 2020-09-08. Retrieved 2022-02-21.
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