He was trying on a bulletproof vest, he asked to be killed and he died

A young man is dead after his friend shot him with a rifle for try the bulletproof vest that he wore. The event has occurred in Arizona, United States.

According to the Graham County Sheriff's Office, three friends went trekking in the desert for shot with rifle. The activity involved shooting one at a time against a bulletproof vest placed in the distance.

After several rounds, Parker Ray Lynch, 25, decided to do something different and put on the garment so that one of his comrades will shoot him. At the request of his friend Steven Watson, he did not think twice and squeezed the trigger of the .223 caliber rifle.

The projectile pierced the vest and entered through the victim's abdomen, which had to be rushed to a local hospital. Unfortunately, Lynch died in the operating roomwhile the doctors tried to contain the hemorrhage.

In the aftermath of the incident, the investigators seized the weapon and the bullet-proof vest used during the unusual test and then arrested Watson, who will face charges for the crime. "Manslaughter".