Thursday, January 26, 2017

Sarah Childs- Australian Actor Died While Shooting Video


Summary: Police in Australia are investigating the death of Johann Ofner, a young actor, during a music video. The 28 year old was shot and killed as he filmed a gunfight scene for hip hop group Bliss N Eso's latest video. He was pronounced dead at the scene and representatives for the band claim that Ofner was "fatally injured when a prop gun was discharged. The gun was loaded with blanks, not live ammunition," the band said. The exact cause of Johann's fatal injury is still to be confirmed and since the gun was not loaded with real bullets, the cause must be very tricky. Investigators are currently examining CCTV footage and conducting ballistics tests, a police statement said. Several videos and photos were shared by Ofner on Instagram before his death showing  three guns, money, gambling chips and a prop knife.

Analysis: This article was published by James Griffith from CNN on January 23, 2017. The author uses a third person point of view to convey an unbiased article. Additionally, I had a little previous knowledge of this event, so this article made me realize how important our gun control is. If we could have maintained good relations, we might have been able to maintain peace during this difficult time and save many lives. This article was written for any citizen of the US, or fellow officers who lost someone very special to them or owns a gun. Although this act was not as drastic as the assassination of Lincoln, this shooting could synthesize to the Ford Theatre incident. Lincoln was a celebrity of his time just like this actor, but sadly he never lived up to his full potential.

http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/23/asia/australia-actor-fatally-shot-during-filming/index.html

3 comments:

  1. I love how this was related back to Lincoln's assassination and I hope they can figure out what happened.

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  2. This is a very interesting story and I hope to know what they find out after investigation.

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  3. It is so strange that they use real guns for the filming of a video. I would think they would use props that cannot shoot. I've always heard to never point a gun at anyone even if you know it is not loaded.

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