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A middle-of-the-night sleepover prank turned to tragedy in Billings, Montana. That's where two friends at the sleepover decided to visit the home of a third friend, showing up and tapping on the friend's bedroom window at 2:30 a.m. Sunday. Unfortunately, the sleeping friend had a gun. Shot in the head and killed was Mackeon Schulte, 15.

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UPDATE: Teen who shot, killed friend tapping on window could face charges

A middle-of-the-night sleepover prank turned to tragedy in Billings, Montana. That's where two friends at the sleepover decided to visit the home of a third friend, showing up and tapping on the friend's bedroom window at 2:30 a.m. Sunday, according to the Associated Press.

But the sleeping boy was apparently so frightened by the middle of the night visit and the unfamiliar faces peering into this bedroom, that the teen grabbed a gun from his bedroom and fired, according to police accounts.

AP writes that the shot struck a 15-year-old boy in the head, and he died at a hospital a short time later, Billings police officers said Monday. Police identified the victim as Mackeon Schulte, the Billings Gazette reported.

"When their friend awoke, he was startled by the noise and saw faces outside the window," according to a statement by Billings Police Chief Rich St. John released Monday and cited by AP. "He didn't know who they were and was scared."

Details from AP:

The boy grabbed a gun that was in the bedroom and fired through the window, striking Schulte in the head, the statement said. The second boy outside the window was not hurt.

Police were withholding the names and ages of the shooter and the uninjured friend because they are juveniles and no arrests have been made.

Authorities are meeting with prosecutors to determine how to proceed and whether to rule the death a homicide. Schulte's family will meet with authorities before a decision is made on whether to file charges, the Gazette reported.

"We have to investigate at this point for what it is but it's a tragedy all around," police Capt. John Bedford said.