Virginia homeowner shoots and kills high school senior who knocked on his door
A Virginia homeowner has allegedly shot and killed a high school senior after the boy knocked on his door as part of a TikTok trend on Saturday.
Tyler Chase Butler, 27, has been arrested for the murder of Michael Bosworth Jr., 18, on the doorstep of his home in rural Fredricksburg, 50 miles north of Richmond.
Bosworth was reportedly playing 'ding dong ditch' with two friends as part of a popular social media prank when Butler opened fire, also injuring another boy.
Spotsylvania Sheriff's Office said along with murder, Butler has been charged with malicious wounding and two counts of use of a firearm in the commission of a felony.
He is being held in Rappahannock Regional Jail without bond. Charges have not yet been filed.
Bosworth was a Massaponax High School senior who played lacrosse and football and was also on the wrestling team, his stepfather told NBC 4 Washington.
The sheriff's office said deputies initially responded to reports of a burglary in progress around 3am on Saturday, at the home on McKenzie Lane 'where a resident had fired shots'.
'Deputies responded to the area and discovered that two individuals had sustained gunshot wounds and a third individual was unharmed,' the sheriff's office said.
'Michael Bosworth, Jr. was transported to a local hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.
'The second injured individual is a juvenile, who was treated for minor injuries and released. The third involved individual was also a juvenile and will remain unnamed.
'This is an ongoing investigation into the circumstances surrounding this incident, therefore, no charges have been filed at this time.'
Spotsylvania Sheriff's Office released a booking photograph of Butler, who wore a white t-shirt and appeared expressionless.
Butler told detectives the teenagers had been trying to break into his home - but the wounded teenager said they were just recording a TikTok prank video, according to police documents obtained by local media.
The sheriff's office said deputies initially responded to reports of a burglary in progress around 3am on Saturday, at the home on McKenzie Lane 'where a resident had fired shots'
Bosworth was shot hours before his school prom, according to NBC 4.
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