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Woman who killed boyfriend in YouTube stunt gets 180 days in jail

This photo released by the Northwest Regional Corrections Center shows Monalisa Perez. Perez was charged Wednesday, June 28, 2017, with second-degree manslaughter in the death of Pedro Ruiz III. (Northwest Regional Corrections Center via AP)

ADA, Minn. — A Minnesota woman has been sentenced to 180 days in jail for fatally shooting her boyfriend in a stunt they recorded on video and planned to post on YouTube.

A judge in Norman County on Wednesday also banned Monalisa Perez from ever owning a gun again and prohibited her from profiting from the story of the fatal shooting last June at their home in Halstad.

For the stunt, 22-year-old Pedro Ruiz held a hardcover encyclopedia against his chest and Perez, standing about a foot away, fired a pistol to see if the bullet would go through the book.

Ruiz died as a result of the gunshot.

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The Star Tribune reports Perez earlier pleaded guilty to second-degree manslaughter in an agreement with prosecutors.

Norman County Attorney James Brue says Perez tragically relied on Ruiz's assurances before pulling the trigger.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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