Popular YouTuber shoots himself in the head in freak accident

January 23rd, 11:04am January 23rd, 11:07am

Alexandra SamuelsAlexandra Samuels is a national political reporter and contributor to the Daily Dot, where she started as an intern covering politics in the summer of 2016. She enjoys all things Marvel, keeping up with the latest TikTok trends, long walks with her pup, and reading murder-mystery novels.

IRL

YouTuber WhistlinDiesel, who has 1.75M subscribers on the platform, survived a freak accident after accidentally shooting himself in the forehead with a stray bullet from his gun.

The vlogger—whose real name is Cody Detwiler—explained he was shooting metal plates with a .50 caliber gun from just 4 feet away when one of the bullets ricocheted and embedded in his forehead. 

The 22-year-old frequently uploads videos of stunts involving large trucks, guns, or both. He told fans of the near-death experience on Thursday, with a selfie posted to his Instagram. 

“Not sure how I’m alive rn……,” he wrote. “I literally know what it feels like to get his with a .50 cal…. in the head……”

“I’m ok they’re just doing some scans to make sure I don’t have swelling other than the 2′ lump on my forehead and the copper jacket under my skin,” he continued.

Another photo to the YouTuber’s Instagram shows a photo of him in a hospital bed, with a sizeable hole right above his eye socket. A second picture showed the casing, along with the bullet that left the damage.

Despite the gruesome injury, Detwiler said he has no plans to stop shooting. “Got a ct scan to be safe and they say my skull isn’t cracked soo…. back to target practicing!!!” he wrote.

Today’s top stories

H/T TooFab