TikTok prank turns deadly: US teen shot dead during ‘ding dong ditch’, homeowner charged with murder
According to the New York Post, the incident occurred around 3 AM, when 18-year-old Michael Bosworth Jr and two friends knocked on a door in a residential neighbourhood as part of the prank.
The incident occured when Michael Bosworth Jr and two of his friends, knocked on a door in a residential neighbourhood as part of the prank An 18-year-old boy was allegedly shot dead by a homeowner after he mistook a TikTok-style doorbell prank for burglary in Virginia’s Fredericksburg. The incident happened at around 3 AM on Saturday, when the victim and his friends were recording a viral prank called “ding dong ditch”.
According to the New York Post, the incident occured when Michael Bosworth Jr, 18, and two of his friends, knocked on a door in a residential neighbourhood as part of the prank. Moments later, a hail of gunfire left Bosworth dead and one of his friends wounded, according to the Spotsylvania County Sheriff’s Office.
Tyler Chase Butler, 27, the homeowner, told detectives he believed the teenagers were trying to break into his home. However, statements from the surviving teens tell a different story. One of the boys, who was grazed by a bullet, told police that they were simply filming a prank for TikTok and looking for a place to hide when gunshots rang out, according to documents reviewed by local media.
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