India, May 7 -- A late-night prank turned deadly in Fredericksburg, Virginia, when a homeowner allegedly shot and killed a high school senior during a "ding dong ditch" game early Saturday morning, authorities said.

According to the New York Post, the incident occurred around 3 a.m. when 18-year-old Michael Bosworth Jr and two 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.

27-year-old Tyler Chase Butler, 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 o...