Overview

• Michael Bosworth Jr., a senior at Massaponax High School, was shot and killed on May 3 while participating in a 'ding-dong ditch' TikTok prank with friends in Spotsylvania County, Virginia.
• Homeowner Tyler Chase Butler, 27, told investigators he believed the teens were attempting to break into his home and opened fire, killing Bosworth and grazing another teen.
• Butler has been charged with second-degree murder, malicious wounding, and two counts of firearm use in the commission of a felony; he remains in custody without bond at Rappahannock Regional Jail.
• The surviving teens stated they were filming the prank for TikTok and had no intent to burglarize the home, with one providing police video evidence of earlier pranks that night.
• Bosworth’s death on the morning of his high school prom has left the local community grieving, with counseling resources provided to students and staff at Massaponax High School.