for LaTerius Smith Jr. said he died on June 10 in Memphis, Tennessee. LaTerius, known by his family as "TJ," would have turned 10 years old at the end of this month.
"To see that baby laying in that casket, hasn't even had an opportunity to grow up," LaTerius' great-great-aunt Barbara Williams told Memphis'This content is not available due to your privacy preferences.WREG reported that family members discovered LaTerius unresponsive in his bedroom with a belt around his neck. The young boy was reportedly rushed to a local hospital, but he succumbed to his injuries.
"It wasn't until later on that we found out there was some type of video on TikTok, you know, letting kids know … how to strangle yourself," Williams told the outlet. "But you got to get out of it, the challenge was to get out of it. But he's nine years old, he's nine years old, so how was he going to get out of it?"
Over the last several years, dangerous trends like the "pass out challenge" have spread on social media apps. The challenges encourage people to choke themselves until they pass out for several seconds, which is meant to stimulate a high.
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