He recorded himself committing the crime. Then uploaded it. For clout.
A teenager films himself assaulting a stranger on the street. Posts it to social media. It goes viral. Police use the video as evidence.
He handed his friend the phone.
"Record this."
His friend hit record.
He walked up to a stranger on the sidewalk.
A man in his sixties. Walking with groceries.
Punched him.
The man fell.
Hit his head on the curb.
His friend kept recording.
He posted it with a laughing emoji.
"Dropped him." Caption.
It went viral.
50,000 views in four hours.
Someone recognized the location.
Someone recognized his face.
Someone sent it to the police.
The man with the groceries was in the ICU.
Brain bleed. Induced coma.
The teenager was arrested the next morning.
Still in bed. Phone on the charger.
He filmed his own crime. Uploaded the evidence. Tagged his location. And captioned it with an emoji. The detective said it was the easiest case he'd ever closed.