BBC News – Fox News apologises over live ‘suicide’ in Arizona

The US network Fox News has apologised for showing a man fatally shoot himself in the head on live television.Fox News on Friday was covering a high-speed chase that began in Phoenix, Arizona, using a live helicopter shot.After driving for dozens of miles into the desert, the motorist stopped and ran on to a dirt road. He then put a handgun to his head and fired.TV anchor Shepard Smith later apologised to viewers for not cutting away. “We really messed up,” he said.Phoenix police say the chase may have started with a car-jacking.

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