Incident

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5-17-2015 Montana Billings 1-1

Location

May 17, 2015

Incident Address

Billings, Montana

Participants

Type: Victim
Name: MacKeon "Mackey" Schulte
Age: 15
Age Group: Teen 12-17
Gender: Male
Status: Killed

Type: Subject-Suspect
Name: Seth Culver
Age: 17
Age Group: Teen 12-17
Gender: Male
Status: Unharmed

Incident Characteristics

Shot - Dead (murder, accidental, or suicide)
Accidental Shooting
Accidental Shooting - Death
Mistaken ID (thought it was an intruder/threat, was friend/family)
Defensive Use
Defensive Use - Stand Your Ground/Castle Doctrine established

Notes

Teen's friends showed up outside his window around 2AM trying to wake him; teen was startled and shot out the window, killed 1 boy.

Guns Involved

1 gun involved.

Type: Handgun

Sources

URL: http://www.khq.com/story/29095769/billings-police-friend-fired-through-window-in-fatal-shooting

URL: http://www.kxly.com/news/northwest/15yearold-boy-dead-in-early-morning-shooting-in-billings/33070330

URL: http://www.ktvq.com/story/29094509/officials-release-name-of-teen-shot-and-killed-billings-police-continue-investigation

URL: http://billingsgazette.com/news/local/senior-high-student-killed-after-throwing-pebbles-at-friend-s/article_489e8398-f4a4-53a7-ba9f-11038971a453.html

URL: http://www.kxly.com/news/northwest/jury-finds-teen-who-shot-friend-to-be-justified-in-killing/34574548

District

Congressional District: 0
State Senate District: 25
State House District: 49