In Virginia, a high school student was slain in a botched TikTok prank.
In what the Spotsylvania County Sheriff’s Office first reported as a potential “residential burglary in progress.”
18-year-old Michael Bosworth, Jr. was shot and killed by a homeowner on Saturday, May 3, at around 3:00 a.m. in Spotsylvania County.
Bosworth was rushed to the hospital, where he passed away, according to a news release from the sheriff’s office.
In an updated release, the sheriff’s office named the suspect as 27-year-old Tyler Butler. He claimed to have “fired shots” at Bosworth and two other youths during a break-in at the house.
During the incident, one of the teenagers suffered “minor injuries.”
According to the press release, “a residential burglary in progress was reported to the SCSO, where a resident had fired shots.”
