Virginia homeowner charged with murder after shooting high school teen during attempted break-in, sheriff says

GenerateKeyTakeaways AVirginiamanwaschargedwithmurderafterauthoritiessayheshotahighschoolteenwhohebelievedwastryingtobreakintohishouse,thoughthesurvivingteensclaimtheywerefilmingading-dong-ditchprankforTikTok. TylerChaseButler,27,waschargedwithsecond-degreemurderintheshootingdeathof18-year-oldMichaelBosworthJr.,theSpotsylvaniaSheriff’sOfficesaid.Butleralsofaceschargesofmaliciouswoundingandtwocountsofuseofafirearminthecommissionofafelony. LegalexpertstoldFoxNewsDigitalthatthecasewillrestonwhetherButlerusedtherightamountofforceandifhereasonablybelievedhislifewasinimminentdanger. “TheindividualfactsarereallygoingtoshedlightonarethechargesagainstMr.Butlervalidorunjust,”JessicaLedingham,afederallitigatorandcriminaldefenseattorney said,addingthatthechargeswouldmakesenseiftheteenswereoutsidehishome,wheretheyarelesslikelytobeperceivedasathreat. KentuckyCourthouseWhereSheriffAll