Man dies after accidentally shooting himself during gun cleaning demo

A man died after accidentally shooting himself in the chest while demonstrating how to clean a gun.

Josmel Herrera, 43, was demonstrating the art while on a video call to a family member at the time of the accident on Tuesday.

Police and fire rescue officers were scrambled to Mr Herrera’s home in Miami-Dade, Florida, at 7.20pm and he was taken to hospital.

He later died from his injuries.

Neighbours told NBC they heard a gunshot at the time of the fatal incident but believed it was the sound of a car accident.

One witness said: “I was in shock, because in this neighbourhood, I’ve lived here for 30 something years and nothing like this has ever happened.”

A police investigation is ongoing.