This is a tragedy. Also your home is not a free-fire zone. Homeowner arrested for murder in high school student's death during alleged break-in
I am of two minds on this story. One, you cant' just shoot people. Two, do we believe that the 3 kids were not trying to break in, just because that is the story that the 2 survivors have? What are they going to say?
A Virginia man has been arrested for second-degree murder in connection to the death of 18-year-old Michael Bosworth, Jr.
What we know:
Tyler Chase Butler, 27, of Spotsylvania County was arrested on Tuesday for second-degree murder, malicious wounding and two counts of use of a firearm.
Spotsylvania County, Virginia is about 60 miles south of Washington, D.C.
Neighbors tell FOX 5 they heard as many as eight gunshots and that the teens had tried to break into other homes on the street that night.
The three were apparently involved in a TikTok challenge, not trying to commit burglary. Or that is their story. Sadly, the two remaining idiots cannot be charged with felony stupidity in Virginia.
This is a tragedy, for all concerned, and a stupid waste. 18 year-olds should know better, but we no longer expect kids to grow up. So they do stupid shit, and win stupid prizes.
Should this homeowner be charged? All I know is that DAs HATE self-defense.
Who plays Ding Dong & Ditch in the backyard? Sound more likely to be a story to cover the fact they were looking to break in.
ReplyDeleteExactly. There is also a TikTok challenge about actually breaking in.
DeleteBut my biggest gripe is that 18-year-olds are acting like they are 12. Grow. Up.
This story has additional details. They made at least one video doing the prank. Banging on people's back doors is pretty stupid, but so is the prank.
ReplyDelete"After trying to do this prank at the home where Butler lives, the juvenile told detectives they ran and were trying to hide at the time the shooting began."
It looks like they were not actively beating on the door when they were shot, but trying to hide to watch or film the reaction. I think that eliminates any self-defense claim.
https://wjla.com/news/local/spotsylvania-shooting-high-school-senior-dead-massaponax-man-jail-fredericksburg-ding-dong-ditch-doorbells-prank-social-media-fatal-mckenzie-lane-home-burglary-shooting-bosworth-sheriffs-deputy-investigation
Who needs an actual story when you can just cram all of the details into the post slug?