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Horrific moment heartbroken young man shoots himself live on Facebook after break up

The tragic footage was streaned on the account of Turkish man Erdogan Ceren

PAUL HARPER

Published: 0:05, 11 Oct 2016
Updated: 10:15, 26 Jan 2017

A HEARTBROKEN young man shoots himself live on Facebook in this absolutely tragic footage posted on the social networking site.

The horrific video was streamed on the account of a Turkish man Erdogan Ceren earlier today.

At the start of the heartbreaking clip, he tells people watching on Facebook to 'watch this' — At the start of the heartbreaking clip, he tells people watching on Facebook to 'watch this'Credit: Facebook

The horrific video shows the shotgun being pointed firmly at his chest with footage still rolling — The horrific video shows the shotgun being pointed firmly at his chest with footage still rollingCredit: Facebook

His first attempt at the shooting fails after the weapon appears to lock — His first attempt at the shooting fails after the weapon appears to lockCredit: Facebook

He tells that camera he plans to commit suicide because his girlfriend has broken up with him.

Erdogan, 22, say on camera: "No one believed when I said I will kill myself - so watch this."

Sitting in his room bare-chested his first attempt at the shooting fails.

It appears the shotgun locks so he has to try again.

Unfazed he readjusts the camera and again points the weapon at the centre of his chest, clutching the camera in one hand and the gun in the other.

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Around 37 seconds into the four minute clip, the gun fires and the footage goes completely black.

The heartbreaking clip posted in public has led to nearly 12,000 comments and around 4,000 shares.

There were desperate comments at the time including one person who wrote "don't do, for the love of god".

Local media reports said that relatives heard the shooting and he later died in hospital — Local media reports said that relatives heard the shooting and he later died in hospitalCredit: Facebook

12 hours before his death, Erdogan had posted a status update "feeling broken" shortly after sharing a picture of himself with his sister and niece.

, his relatives heard the shooting and discovered his body.

Local media reports state he later died in hospital.

Turkish police have launched an investigation into the death, which reporetdly happened in Duzici, a town and district in Osmaniye Province.

The original four minute clip cuts out after 37 seconds when the shotgun fires — The original four minute clip cuts out after 37 seconds when the shotgun firesCredit: Facebook

It is reported that hours before he died, Erdogan wrote on Facebook: "Our love saga would be written, "Behold, the eyes would not cry, half of you is going to tell you now, my hands do without that side."

Last month he had also posted: "And now he passed away in peace. Why do you think spring is in the middle of ice. Just shut up and smiled at him, I gave a lesson
"That's why darkness. Forgive me, girl."

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