The teen shot killed by Virginia homeowner said reported to the Tikok Challenge

Spotsylvania County, va. – – A man from Nord -Virginia is now exposed to several charges after the investigators shot a student from whom he believed he tried to break into his house. A friend of the teenager claims that everything was part of a Tikok challenge that has become tragic.

The 27-year-old Tyler Butler is charged with a second degree murder, malicious wounding and use of a firearm in the inspection of a crime. He is accused of having shot three teenagers behind the house that he shares with his parents and brother in McKenzie Lane in Fredericksburg.

Most of the relevant court documents are sealed in this case, so that it is not exactly clear what has led to the fact that these charges were submitted at that time.

The background story:

The fatal shootout occurred on Saturday, May 3, around 3 a.m.

According to the sheriff of the sheriff of the Sheriff of Spotsylvania, the teenagers tried to inflect the Butlers house when the 18-year-old senior at Massaponax High School, Michael Bosworth, was shot.

One of the two young people with him was shot and wounded. They told the investigators that they themselves would record a “Ding-dong trench” as part of a Tikok challenge.

What you say:

One of Butler's long -standing neighbors says that she is destroyed by what happened.

“It is very sad. Very sad. This is really the part of everyone. Like the poor child, the poor child who was killed and of course what happened to him. I mean a prank so stupid and look at the results. So ruins families. So very sad. I hope that does not happen and I hope the children learn a lesson”, Josephine dellamonica.

Bosworth's classmates held a vigil on Tuesday evening as part of her senior sunset. Those who knew him still try to understand his death.

“I have the feeling that it brought us closer to us because I would say that our consultants did such a fantastic job, they know and have all stimulated. Our headmaster, Dr. Lancaster [has done] Also a phenomenal job. I couldn't be more grateful for the side line -up in Massaponax, you know, Senior Khamoni Keys told Fox 5.

What we know:

In court documents reports that Butler is single after studying computer science and now earning a living through sports betting.

It is recorded in the Rappahannock regional prison without a commitment. His next court date is June 18. Butler's family, the Sheriff and Commonwealth office of the Spotsylvania County, rejected a comment on Wednesday.

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