Teen filming prank video shot dead by angry homeowner hours before high school prom

A teenage boy in northern Virginia is dead after he was shot and killed by a homeowner during the filming of a prank video.

NBC News reported Wednesday that 18 year-old Michael Bosworth Jr. was killed early Saturday morning, when 27 year-old homeowner Tyler Chase Butler shot Bosworth on his doorstep. Butler has since been arrested on charges of second-degree murder, malicious wounding and use of a firearm in commission of a felony. Butler told police he thought Bosworth and several teens who were with him were trying to break into his home.

Bosworth was reportedly in the middle of filming a prank video for his TikTok followers when he was killed. Bosworth and his friends were playing "ding-dong-ditch," in which participants ring random doorbells and run away before the occupants of a home can open the door.

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"The juvenile stated that they had run to hide. The juvenile said as they were running from a residence, he and his friends were shot at," read a search warrant affidavit from the Spotsylvania County Sheriff's Office. One of the teens told police that they had been playing ding-dong-ditch at other homes in that neighborhood without incident.

Bosworth, who was a senior at Massaponax High School in Spotsylvania County, was killed on the same day as his school prom. The district sent out a letter to parents alerting them of the incident.

"School counselors will be on site at the event to provide support as needed," the letter read. "Also, when students return to school on Monday, our counseling staff and additional division support team members will be available to provide support to our students and staff as needed. If your child needs support, please contact the school so that we can provide assistance. Our thoughts are with the family during this difficult time.

NBC reported that Butler is being held without bond in the Rappahannock Regional Jail.

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