Man in the US shot to death while streaming on Facebook Live

A man in the US who spent his time trying to improve his neighborhood has been shot to death while streaming on Facebook Live.

55-year-old Prentis Robinson was gunned down roughly one block from police headquarters where he had just stopped to report a stolen cell phone.

In the footage, which Facebook has since removed, Robinson can be seen walking down a street in Wingate, south of Charlotte in North Carolina, with a cell phone attached to a selfie stick.

“You on Live,” Robinson says repeatedly to someone off‑camera who appears to be moving towards him.

The person, whose face isn’t visible, then appears to fire four gunshots.

Robinson then tumbles to the ground.

In a statement, Facebook said it removed the post because the company couldn't have known if Robinson wanted "this horrific act to be live streamed on social media."

Source: NBC News