Abraham Biggs Jr., 19, a young college student from Florida killed himself by taking a drug overdose in front of a live webcam. He broadcasted his final hours via Justin.tv, a website which allows users to broadcast live, to other content-sharing sites.

After it was clear that Abraham Biggs Jr. is no joking, some users contacted the Web site to notify the police but by the time police arrived a the scene, the young student was dead.

According to the media reports, Abraham Biggs Jr. has suffered from bipolar disorder and he used a combination of opiates and benzodiazepine to kill himself. The drugs were prescribed for his condition.

The Broward County Medical Examiner reported that some viewers responded to Biggs' suicide threat by encouraging him, while others tried to convince him to change his mind. The Broward County Medical Examiner ruled the death of Abraham Biggs Jr. as a suicide.

"We have ruled it a suicide. Part of the terminal event was recorded on a website and there was streaming video," said Dr. Steve Cina, deputy chief medical examiner of Broward County.

Asked to comment on the incident, Justin.tv CEO Michael Seibel said that what happened is indeed a regretful thing and pleaded for the respect of the privacy of the broadcaster and his family. He then explained the website's policies of discouraging the distribution of distressing content, as the video of Biggs suicide was removed according to the terms of service.

According to AP, Biggs’s family was outraged that no one acted sooner to save him. "They got hits, they got viewers, nothing happened for hours," said his sister, Rosalind Bigg.

According to various media reports, the users thought initially that the broadcast was a hoax, but they started to worry when he lied motionless on his bed.

Apparently, Abraham Biggs Jr. announce his suicidal intentions in a note posted on its website six days ago.

The Miami Herald newspaper noted in that another suicide in Broward County was broadcasted live on the Internet a few years ago.